Arid vs. Parched

Aridadjective

Very dry.

Parchedadjective

Dry.

Aridadjective

Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.

Parchedadjective

Very thirsty.

Aridadjective

Devoid of value.

Parchedverb

simple past tense and past participle of parch

Aridadjective

Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.

Parchedadjective

dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight;

‘a vast desert all adust’; ‘land lying baked in the heat’; ‘parched soil’; ‘the earth was scorched and bare’; ‘sunbaked salt flats’;

Aridadjective

lacking sufficient water or rainfall;

‘an arid climate’; ‘a waterless well’; ‘miles of waterless country to cross’;

Parchedadjective

toasted or roasted slightly;

‘parched corn was a staple of the Indian diet’;

Aridadjective

lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless;

‘a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata’; ‘a desiccate romance’; ‘a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery’;

Parched

Parched is a 2015 Indian drama film written and directed by Leena Yadav and produced by Ajay Devgan under his banner Ajay Devgn FFilms. It premiered at the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.

Arid

A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. Environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic.