Both Uses
parched
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The Bean Trees
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- Law, I'm parched.†
Chpt 4.parched = dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; or very thirsty
- We hadn't had a drop of rain since that double-rainbow hailstorm back in January, and the whole world was looking parched.
Chpt 11. *parched = dried out by heat (thirsty in a metaphorical sense)
Definitions:
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(1)
(parched) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; or very thirsty
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)