Parchingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Marked by an intense and extreme absence of moisture that causes significant dryness
2. Descriptive of an environment or condition that induces severe thirst and dryness of the atmosphere
3. Causing intense dryness that makes moisture vanish and creates a craving for water

Etymology: "Parchingly" is simply "parching" with the adverb ending "-ly" added. "Parching" is the present participle of "parch," a verb meaning to make something very dry through heat, often by scorching or drying it out. The suffix "-ly" turns the adjective-like form into an adverb describing how something happens, so "parchingly" describes an action or state carried out in a way that leaves things intensely dry. Because the base is an ordinary English verb and the suffix is a productive one, the word needs no special history of its own: it is a transparent formation, and its meaning follows directly from the two parts.

Synonyms: scorchingly, burningly

Antonyms: coolly, comfortably