overfired
Baked too long
Overfired describes ceramics or pottery heated beyond the optimal temperature in a kiln.
Overfired pieces may warp, crack, bloat, or develop unwanted surface effects as glazes run or colors burn out: The mugs came out overfired and misshapen.
The term applies similarly to bricks that have been fired too hot, becoming dense and discolored.
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- carbonizedConverted to carbon
- singedSuperficially burned
blistered · cremated · incinerated · calcined · ashen · smoldered · discolored · smoky
charred
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- carbonizedConverted to carbon
singed · blistered · cremated · incinerated · calcined · ashen · smoldered · discolored · smoky · toasted
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
porcelain · earthenware · bisque · vitrified · warped · bloated · slumped · melted · fused · deformed
overdone
Excessive in degree
hardened · inedible · spoiled · crispy · parched · dehydrated · shriveled · wrecked · unsalvageable · overcooked
overfiredunderfired
Insufficiently heated in kiln
underbaked · undercooked · raw · unfired · greenware