Scorch vs Unscorched - What's the difference?

As a noun scorch

is a slight or surface burn.

is to burn the surface of something so as to discolour it.

not scorched.

(es)

A slight or surface burn.

A discolouration caused by heat.

Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.

* scorchy

(es)

To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy

* Prior

Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires.

To become scorched or singed

To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground)

To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.

* Bible, Revelations xvi. 8

Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

* Dryden

the fire that scorches me to death

(-)

Not scorched.

* 1970 , Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry to Gabriola

To the firemen, this fire in the house was as unaccountable as, to the coroner, was the burned body in the unscorched clothes.