scorched
/skɔrtʃt/
adjective
- Burned or discolored on the surface by heat or fire.
- We walked through a scorched field after the wildfire.
- The toast was too dark and had a scorched smell.
- The scorched pan was hard to clean after the accident.
- Dried out and damaged by intense heat or sun.
- His skin was scorched from spending the whole day at the beach.
- The plants looked scorched after the heatwave.
- The scorched earth cracked under the summer sun.