scorched

(verb) make very hot and dry. Synonyms: sear, scorch. Example: "The heat scorched the countryside."

(verb) become superficially burned. Synonyms: scorch, sear, singe. Example: "My eyebrows singed when i bent over the flames."

(verb) destroy completely by or as if by fire. Synonyms: scorch. Examples: "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes." "The invaders scorched the land."

(verb) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color. Synonyms: char, blacken, sear, scorch. Examples: "The cook blackened the chicken breast." "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece." "The flames scorched the ceiling."

(verb) become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions. Synonyms: scorch. Example: "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun."

(adj) dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. Synonyms: adust, baked, parched, sunbaked. Examples: "A vast desert all adust." "Land lying baked in the heat." "Parched soil." "The earth was scorched and bare." "Sunbaked salt flats."

(adj) having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy. Example: "Sherman's scorched earth policy."