parched

adj 1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast

desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat";

"parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare";

"sunbaked salt flats" [syn: {adust}, {baked}, {scorched},

{sunbaked}]

2: toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of

the Indian diet"