1. burned or dried up by heat; blackened or discolored by burning

Examples

• The scorched earth showed where the wildfire had passed.
• She threw away the scorched toast and started over.
• The scorched leaves fell from the drought-stricken trees.
• His scorched shirt had holes from the sparks.
• The scorched grass turned brown in the summer heat.
• We found scorched wood near the old campfire site.