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parched

adjective

toasted or roasted slightly

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
D
Contains
AR
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɑɹtʃt

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. toasted or roasted slightly

    “parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet”

adjective

  1. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

    “a vast desert all adust”

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Example Sentences

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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