Definition:
Scorched describes a surface touched too long by fire, sun, or searing heat. It may appear browned, blackened, brittle, or stripped of moisture. The word suggests damage that happened quickly but leaves evidence behind. Scorched earth, wood, fabric, or skin all carry the mark of contact with something too hot to endure. It captures heat made visible through ruin.
- The cabin wasn't abandoned. It was simply too scorched for the previous occupants to argue otherwise.
- The realtor described the property as 'lightly scorched.' The ghosts described it as move-in ready.
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