Drought vs Parched - What's the difference?
drought | parched |
A period of below average rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
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(by extension, informal) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
Dry.
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Thirsty.
(parch)
As a noun drought
is a period of below average rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.As an adjective parched is
dry.As a verb parched is
past tense of parch.drought
English
Alternative forms
* drouthNoun
(en noun)citation, passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought , and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
parched
English
Adjective
(-)citation, passage=I passed a night of unmingled wretchedness. In the morning I went to the court; my lips and throat were parched . I dared not ask the fatal question, but I was known, and the officer guessed the cause of my visit.}}