overfried
Cooked too long
Overfried describes food that has been fried too long, resulting in excessive crispness, dryness, or a burnt quality: The overfried chicken was tough and bitter.
The prefix over- signals excess beyond the ideal, as with overcooked or overdone.
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- carbonizedConverted to carbon
- singedSuperficially burned
incinerated · cremated · ashen · smoldered · cindered · calcined · blistered · discolored
Durable and strong
- leatheryResembling animal hide
- rubberyElastic and resilient
- chewyResisting easy biting
- dried-outDepleted of moisture
desiccated · dehydrated · shriveled · wizened · parched · hardened · stringy
charred
Burned until black
- scorchedBurned on surface
- blackenedDarkened by burning
- carbonizedConverted to carbon
singed · incinerated · cremated · ashen · smoldered · cindered · calcined · blistered · discolored · ruined
tough
Durable and strong
dried-out · desiccated · dehydrated · shriveled · wizened · parched · hardened · stringy
crunchy
Breaking with sound
snappy · flaky · crumbly · shattered · fragile · crusty · overdone · hardened · crisped
oily
Covered in grease