parched — OAT

parched

adjective

1 the parched earth:

dry, as dry as a bone, bone dry, dried up, dried out, arid, waterless, desiccated, dehydrated, sun-baked, baked, burned, scorched, seared, withered, shriveled;

literary sere, adust;

rare exsiccated.

▷antonyms wet, soaking.

2 Can I have a drink, please? I'm parched:

thirsty, dehydrated, dry;

informal gasping;

Australian, New Zealand, informal spitting chips;

archaic athirst;

rare thirstful, droughty, sitient.