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parched
01
extremely thirsty or in need of liquid refreshment
Examples
After spending hours in the hot sun, he felt parched and desperately needed a drink of water.
02
extremely dry, often due to heat or lack of moisture
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most parched
Comparative
more parched
gradable
Examples
The parched ground cracked under the intense sun.
03
toasted or roasted slightly
Parched
01
a simple bookkeeping system; transactions are entered in only one account
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
parcheds
Lexical Tree
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