Scorched - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈskɔːrtʃt|  American pronunciation of the word scorched
Brit.  |skɔːtʃt|  British pronunciation of the word scorched
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto scorch
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto scorch

adjective

- dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight (syn: adust, baked, parched)
the earth was scorched and bare
- having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy
Sherman's scorched earth policy

Extra examples

Sherman's scorched earth policy

The walls had been blackened and scorched by fire.

The hot sand scorched our feet.

He scorched out of the gate, almost crashing his new sports car.

The heat scorched the countryside

The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes

The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun

"scorched earth" tactics

"scorched-earth" policy

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