scorches Definition

scorch
verb scorches, scorched, scorching

tr & intr
1. To burn or be burned slightly or superficially.

Thesaurus: singe, char, scald, sear, burn.
2. To dry up, parch or wither.

Thesaurus: wither, sear, shrivel, parch.
3. To injure with severe criticism or scorn.

noun

1. An act of scorching.
2. A scorched area or burn.
3. A mark made by scorching.

Derivative: scorched
adj

Derivative: scorching

Said of the weather: very hot.
Thesaurus: hot, searing, burning, fiery, blistering, scalding, sizzling.

Said of a criticism, etc: harsh.
Thesaurus: sarcastic, scornful, derisive, caustic, curt, blistering, biting.

Derivative: scorchingly
adverb

Etymology: 15c: as skorken, from Norse skorpna to shrivel.