parched

adjdry

Synonyms for parched

adj dry

Antonyms for parched

burned

adjective. marked by fire or intense heat

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "to roast or dry" (peas, beans, corn, etc.), of uncertain origin. Klein and OED reject derivations from Old North French perchier (Old French percer) "to pierce" and Latin persiccare "to dry thoroughly." Barnhart suggests possibly from Middle English perchen, variant of perishen "to perish" (see perish). Klein "tentatively" suggests a back-formation from parchment. Surname Parchecorn is attested from mid-14c. Meaning "to dry with excessive heat" is mid-15c. Related: Parched; parching.

Example Sentences for parched

With parched throats, gasping for breath, they lay back in agony.

The canteens were soon emptied, and still their lips and throats were parched.

Dick's throat and mouth were parched, and he felt as if he were breathing fire.

"I can tell you nothing," he said, moistening his parched lips.

It was like a brook overflowing after a rainstorm when the soil is parched.

That night sleep forsook his eyelids, and his mouth was parched and his spirit bitter.

His throat was parched, his eyelids were twitching, and his temples were beating like drums.

Her brow was hot and throbbing, and her lips were parched and feverish.

It allays a feverish thirst, that had parched me for many days.

A fever seemed to be upon her, and mouth and throat were parched.

parched

Synonyms for parched

Antonyms for parched

arid

athirst

barren

bone-dry

burned

parched

Synonyms for parched

Antonyms for parched

More words related to parched

anhydrous

arid

athirst

barren

bone-dry

burned