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parched

adjective as in dry

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Shrubs and small trees dot a parched landscape along the road from Turbat to the border.

Environmentalists today generally prefer to limit roads and block new water projects, even in parched California.

This is epic, and historic, and man am I parched/hungry all of a sudden.

When it gets parched in Los Angeles the weather service issues a “red-flag” warning to indicate that the risk of fire is high.

He leant against the wall of his refuge, notwithstanding this boast, and licked the ice to moisten his parched lips.

The dust in the curtains, if you will pardon me for hinting such a thing, has parched my throat to a crisp.

His arms were growing heavy with fatigue, his mouth was parched, and great beads of perspiration stood upon his brow.

He laid himself down again, and she reached him the gruel, which proved a great relief to his parched and fevered throat.

The coffee was made of either parched rye or corn-meal, or of sweet potatoes cut in small cubes and roasted.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to parched, such as: arid, scorched, thirsty, withered, burned, and dehydrated.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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