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parched
adjective
toasted or roasted slightly
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pɑɹtʃt
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adjective
toasted or roasted slightly
“parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet”
adjective
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
“a vast desert all adust”
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parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet
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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