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 | ||