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Etymology

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From scorch +‎ -y.

Adjective

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scorchy (comparative scorchier, superlative scorchiest)

  1. Torrid; passionate; scorching.
    • 1991, Gary K. Wolf, Who p-p-plugged Roger Rabbit?, page 236:
      She planted me with a smacker so scorchy it singed my socks.