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scorchy

scorchy adjective: torrid; passionate; scorching.

Adjective

scorchy (comparative scorchier, superlative scorchiest)

  1. Torrid; passionate; scorching.
    • She planted me with a smacker so scorchy it singed my socks.1991, Gary K. Wolf, Who p-p-plugged Roger Rabbit?, page 236

Forms of scorchy

comparativescorchier
superlativescorchiest

Origin of scorchy

From scorch + -y.

Questions about scorchy

What does scorchy mean?
Scorchy means torrid; passionate; scorching.
What part of speech is scorchy?
Scorchy is an adjective.

Words near scorchy in the dictionary

  1. scorchingly
  2. scorchingness
  3. scorchings
  4. scorchio
  5. scorchproof
  6. scorchy
  7. scordatura
  8. score
  9. score attack
  10. score attacks
  11. score bug

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