scorching

adj, noun — 5 senses

scorching

adj

1

Very hot.

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

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.1860, Lucius Robinson Paige, A Commentary on the New Testament, volume 3, page 130:

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.2022 November 22, Katherine J Igoe, Rachel Varina, “20 Sexiest Movies of 2022 and Where You Can Stream ’Em All Yourself”, in Cosmopolitan:

4

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

Dan Patch clocked a scorching 1:55.5 flat.1996, Jon Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers, Sydney: Ironbark, page 186:

Derived terms: scorching hot

scorching

noun

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[…]1839, The Lancet, volume 2, page 682:
Green wood hardens after about four or five scorchings in the fire, but several scorchings are required to drive out the sap.1997, Larry Dean Olsen, Outdoor Survival Skills, page 76:

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