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[ adjective ] lacking sufficient water or rainfall

Synonyms

waterless

Examples

"an arid climate" "a waterless well "miles of waterless country to cross"

Related terms

dry

2
[ adjective ] lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

Examples

"a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata";l "a desiccate romance" "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo

Related terms

dull

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