arid
adjective /ˈær.ɪd/
/ˈer-/ Definition
C2 very dry and without enough rain for plants: The desert is so arid that nothing can grow there.Dry weather, arid conditions and dryness › formal unsuccessful: After several arid years, the company has started to become successful.Unsuccessful (people and things) › formal not interesting and showing no imagination: I found his writing extremely arid.Tedious and uninspiring
(Definition of arid adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- as dry as a bone idiom
- bone dry idiom
- dehydrate verb
- desertification noun
- desiccated adjective
- desiccation noun
- dried verb
- drought noun
- dry (sth) out phrasal verb
- dry adjective (NOT WET)
- dry up phrasal verb (WATER)
- dry verb
- frazzled adjective (BURNED)
- parched adjective (VERY DRY)
- sandstorm noun
- scorched adjective
- semi-arid adjective
- subarid adjective
- sun-baked adjective
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