Associations to the word «Parched»

Wiktionary

PARCHED, adjective. Dry.
PARCHED, adjective. Thirsty.
PARCHED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of parch

Dictionary definition

PARCHED, adjective. 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".
PARCHED, adjective. Toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet".

Wise words

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Robert Louis Stevenson