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Scorching

adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Very hot.

    "It was a scorching summer, and the ice-cream sellers plied a roaring trade."

  2. 2
    Bitterly sarcastic; scathing; withering.

    "Very probably he resolved never to repeat the request which had drawn forth such a scorching rebuke; but there is no evidence of his determination to forsake his iniquitous practices generally."

  3. 3
    Sexy, sexual, attractive.

    "A ton of scorching content gets released all the time, and it turns out the newest sex movies of 2022 could basically double as (ethical!) porn; they’re that hot."

  4. 4
    Of speed when driving, running, etc.: Very high.

    "Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat."

Adjective
  1. 1
    hot and dry enough to burn or parch a surface wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    capable of causing burns wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The act or result of something being scorched.

    "There were several slight scratches and scorchings about the face, sides of the neck and shoulders[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of scorch form-of, gerund, participle, present

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