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scorched
adjective
having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- D
- Contains
- CORCHE
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy
“Sherman's scorched earth policy”
adjective
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
“a vast desert all adust”
In context
Example Sentences
Sherman's scorched earth policy
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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