searing
/ˈsɪəɹɪŋ/ adjective C1- very hot; blistering or boiling
- having a sensation of intense sudden heat
- unbearably intense or emotionally powerful
- damning; critical; scathing
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You may find yourself inexplicably defending the virtues of a searing December summer to your bewildered new acquaintances.
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