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Meaning of parchedly | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

In a parched manner; with great thirst or dryness.

Examples

“I shall find them at tea, thought I. I had hardly eaten anything since landing, but I felt no hunger; I was only anxious, feverishly, parchedly anxious to arrive.”
“[…] the distant sand dunes of Nubia glittering parchedly below.”
“In a single instant his mouth went parchedly dry. He found himself swaying urgently backwards on the narrow plank beneath his feet. And stopped himself. He must not show fright. He must act as if fear was an impossibility.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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