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parched - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'parched' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Parched [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Parch

Meaning of 'parched' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . parched [ s]
Meaning (1):
- dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
Example in sentence:
  • a vast desert all adust;
  • land lying baked in the heat;
  • parched soil;
  • sunbaked salt flats;
  • the earth was scorched and bare
Meaning (2):
- toasted or roasted slightly
Example in sentence:
  • parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet