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SCORCHED

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Dictionary entry overview: What does scorched mean?

• SCORCHED (adjective)
The adjective SCORCHED has 3 senses:

1. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
2. having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy
3. damaged or discolored by superficial burning:

Familiarity information: SCORCHED used as an adjective is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• SCORCHED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

Synonyms:

adust; baked; parched; scorched; sunbaked

Context examples:

a vast desert all adust / land lying baked in the heat / parched soil / the earth was scorched and bare / sunbaked salt flats

Similar:

dry (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy

Context example:

Sherman's scorched earth policy

Similar:

destroyed (spoiled or ruined or demolished)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Damaged or discolored by superficial burning:

Context example:

the scorched blouse tore easily

Similar:

damaged (harmed or injured or spoiled)

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