"parched" in the verb sense
1. parch, sear
cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
"The sun parched the earth"
"parched" in the adjective sense
1. adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
"a vast desert all adust"
"land lying baked in the heat"
"parched soil"
"the earth was scorched and bare"
"sunbaked salt flats"
2. parched
toasted or roasted slightly
"parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet"
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