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scorched

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈskɔɹtʃt// UK //skˈɔːtʃt// scorched

adj. slightly burned on the surface, or very dry because of heat. You use it to describe things like grass in the sun or toast that stayed in the machine too long.

adj. having a surface that is slightly burned or discoloured by heat; severely parched by sunlight or fire. Often used as a participial adjective to describe landscapes or materials.


SIMPLE

The grass was scorched after the long, hot summer.

CONTEXTUAL

Firefighters surveyed the scorched remains of the forest, noting that only the thickest tree trunks had survived the blaze.

COMPLEX

The scorched earth policy left the invading army with no local resources to plunder, forcing them to rely on increasingly fragile supply lines stretching back across the border.

Synonyms
Usage

Often follows a linking verb like 'look' or 'remain', or precedes a noun as a modifier.

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