Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Colored, or blackened, as if scorched or singed.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Blackened as if burned.

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  • adjective Blackened as if burned.

Etymologies

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Latin ustulatus, past participle of ustulare to scorch, urere to burn.

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  • stained or charred as if scorched

    November 25, 2007

  • see you charred, quemado

    May 12, 2008

  • ""An ustulating spell directed at his paramour's bathing chamber. The squireen has been reduced to ash. The optimate's need to retain his affection has therefore diminished.""

    "The Return of the Fire Witch" by Elizabeth Hand, p 223 of Errantry: Strange Stories

    May 1, 2013