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parched up

parched up adjective: utterly dry; completely lacking water or moisture.

Adjective

parched up (comparative more parched up, superlative most parched up)

  1. Utterly dry; completely lacking water or moisture.

Forms of parched up

comparativemore parched up
superlativemost parched up

Questions about parched up

What does parched up mean?
Parched up means utterly dry; completely lacking water or moisture.
What part of speech is parched up?
Parched up is an adjective.

Words near parched up in the dictionary

  1. parcenership
  2. parcening
  3. parcens
  4. parch
  5. parched
  6. parched up
  7. parchedly
  8. parchedness
  9. parcher
  10. parcherries
  11. parcherry

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