arid
adjective/ˈærɪd/
/ˈærɪd/
- (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; very dry
- arid and semi-arid deserts
- Nothing grows in these arid regions.
- The pioneers hoped to transform the arid outback into a workable landscape.
- (formal) with nothing new or interesting in it
- an arid discussion
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French aride or Latin aridus, from arere ‘be dry or parched’.
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