adjective
- extremely dry, especially from heat or lack of water
- very thirsty
Usage: informal
Examples
- The parched earth cracked under the blazing sun.
- After the drought, the parched fields yielded no crops.
- Her lips were parched from the desert wind.
- The parched grass crunched beneath their feet.
- I’m absolutely parched – could I have some water?
- The parched soil desperately needed rain.
- Walking in the heat left him feeling parched.