parched
adjective
[ pɑːtʃt ]
• dried out with heat.
• "the parched earth"
Similar:
dry,
as dry as a bone,
bone dry,
dried up,
dried out,
arid,
waterless,
desiccated,
dehydrated,
sun-baked,
baked,
burned,
scorched,
seared,
withered,
shrivelled,
sere,
adust,
exsiccated,
parch
verb
• make or become dry through intense heat.
• "a piece of grassland parched by the sun"
Similar:
searing,
scorching,
blistering,
flaming,
blazing (hot),
baking (hot),
burning,
fiery,
torrid,
withering,
boiling,
boiling hot,
sizzling,
roasting,
sweltering,
Origin:
late Middle English: of unknown origin.
