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English adjective: scorched | |||
| 1. | scorched dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight | ||
| Samples | A vast desert all adust. Land lying baked in the heat. Parched soil. The earth was scorched and bare. Sunbaked salt flats. | ||
| Synonyms | adust, baked, parched, sunbaked | ||
| Similar | dry | ||
| Antonyms | wet | ||
| 2. | scorched having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy | ||
| Samples | Sherman's scorched earth policy. | ||
| Similar | destroyed | ||
| Antonyms | preserved | ||
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