1 very dry, especially because the weather is hot:
large areas of dry parched land * soil parched by drought * She licked her parched lips.
2 (informal) very thirsty:
Let's get a drink-I'm parched.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is parched a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, parched is tagged as adjective.
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