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parched
[pahrcht]
adjective
extremely or completely dried, as by heat, sun, or wind.
Dry shrubs cover parts of this parched valley in the South Hebron Hills.
very thirsty.
After each shift in the ship’s engine room, I was dead tired and totally parched, needing large amounts of water.
(of peas, beans, grains, etc.) slightly toasted or roasted.
The village folk customarily have one meal a day of parched grains, so there is always a crowd around the old widow’s oven.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of parch.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- parchedly adverb
- parchedness noun
- unparched adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of parched1
Example Sentences
As summer tourism heats up, perhaps it's time to reevaluate these archaic restrictions that leave both visitors and local businesses parched.
Playing an unnamed surfer stuck high and dry atop a parched parking lot, Cage stares down at the waves below with the thirst of a battered cartoon coyote.
The computing power this requires sucks water from a parched earth and puts entire creative industries out of work.
The sight of parched, desert-like terrain in the world's largest rainforest underscores the alarming scale of the drought.
Rather than the wall-to-wall sunshine of late, there will be cloud, fresh south-westerly winds and some more appreciable, much-needed rainfall for the parched ground at the start of the new week.
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