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sunbaked

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Baked by the heat of the sun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1995 (1966), Fernand Braudel, Siân Reynolds (translator), The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II, Volume 1, page 235, Morocco is another, more sunbaked Italy.

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Suntanned

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of sunbake

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • sunbaked adobe bricks

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adust, baked, parched, scorched

Antonyms: none provided

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