scorched

scorch

S0155200 (skôrch)v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr.1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn¹.2. To dry out or wither with intense heat: The sun scorched the plains.3. To destroy (land and buildings) by fire or military action so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army.4. To subject to severe censure; excoriate.v.intr.1. To become scorched or singed.2. To go or move at a very fast, often excessively fast rate.n.1. A slight or surface burn.2. Brown spotting on plant leaves caused by pathogens, heat, or lack of water.

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[Middle English scorchen, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse skorpna, to shrink, be shriveled.]

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scorch′ing·ly adv.

scorched

(skɔːtʃt) adj1. slightly burned2. parched or withered

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	scorched - 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"adust, baked, parched, sunbakeddry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
	2.	scorched - having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy; "Sherman's scorched earth policy"destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind"

Translations

abbruciacchiatoarsoscottato