Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Burned; parched with heat.
  • In zoöl., colored as if scorched or singed.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Dried, damaged or burnt by exposure to sunlight or heat.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of scorch.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy
  • adjective dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

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