sunbaked

adjective

sun·​baked ˈsən-ˌbākt 

variants or sun-baked

1

: heated, parched, or compacted especially by excessive sunlight

2

: baked by exposure to sunshine

Examples of sunbaked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a sunbaked Vatican City, huge crowds of devoted faithful stood for hours in a section beyond the neat rows of cardinals, who remained seated in their colorful robes and hats. —Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025

Rooftops tell their own stories, some adorned with statues of gods and warriors and others with sunbaked locals sipping café con leche. —AFAR Media, 11 Apr. 2025

Eventually, baseball—the sport of sunbaked afternoons, a sport made beautiful and strange by its exposure to the elements—may be unrecognizable. —Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024

By mid-morning, the sunbaked terrace is flooded with tourists and townspeople drinking palest rosé before lunch service begins in earnest. —Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1628, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sunbaked

• ached
• baked
• braked
• caked
• faked
• flaked
• quaked
• raked
• slaked
• snaked
• staked
• waked

Kids Definition

sunbaked

adjective

sun·​baked ˈsən-ˌbākt 

1

: heated, parched, or compressed especially by too much sunlight

2

: baked by exposing to sunshine

sunbaked bricks