sun-baked
Dried by sunlight
Sun-baked describes something dried, hardened, or heated by prolonged exposure to the sun.
Earth that is sun-baked has baked in the heat until it cracks: the sun-baked clay of the riverbed.
The word evokes hot, arid landscapes—desert towns, Mediterranean coastlines, parched fields.
It can suggest pleasant warmth or harsh desiccation depending on context.
Having surface fractures
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- scorchedBurned on surface
hardpan · desert · clay · earth · drought · barren · fissured · dry
Sun-dried clay bricks
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- whitewashedConcealed with false appearance
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- puebloCommunal adobe village
weathered · stucco · sandstone · rammed earth · Moroccan · hacienda · courtyard · plaster
cracked
Having surface fractures
scorched · hardpan · desert · clay · earth · drought · barren · fissured · dry · savanna
adobe
Sun-dried clay bricks
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- whitewashedConcealed with false appearance
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
pueblo · weathered · stucco · sandstone · rammed earth · Moroccan · hacienda · courtyard · plaster · facade
dried
Stripped of moisture
tandoor · raisins · jerky · preserved · cured · sundried · apricots · figs · dehydrated · crackers
- Southwest Desertsaguaro, saguaro cactus, Sonoran Desert, Sonoran, prickly pear
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- desertsSahara, Gobi, Mojave, Namib, Kalahari
- drynessarid, aridity, dry, dehydrated, bone dry