Synonyms for Sunbaked (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight):
parched, adust, scorched, baked
WordNet sense 2 (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet):
dry
WordNet sense 3 (made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment):
tempered, hardened, toughened, treated
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