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| 1. | [ adjective ] dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | |
| Synonyms: | baked parched sunbaked adust | |
| Examples: | "a vast desert all adust" "land lying baked in the heat" "parched soil" "the earth was scorched and bare" "sunbaked salt flats" |
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| Related terms: | dry | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy | |
| Examples: | "Sherman's scorched earth policy" |
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| Related terms: | destroyed | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] damaged or discolored by superficial burning:"the scorched blouse tore easily" | |
| Related terms: | damaged | |
| Similar spelling: |
scorch scorcher scriech screech Scearce screechy screecher scorecard scorching scarce screeching Schrock Schrick Schreck Schrage Schrack screech_owl scrooge |
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