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arid::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | desiccate, desiccated |
a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata.
arid::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | waterless |
| Derivation | aridity, aridness |
an arid climate.
Examples of arid
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The Shining is obviously technically terrific, but to me it is arid and tedious.
From the guardian.co.uk
Nevertheless, he was allowed to go home arid was interrogated only the next day.
From the time.com
It took a while, but from the South to the arid West, their wish is coming true.
From the nytimes.com
Water, the arid region's most precious resource, has been particularly degraded.
From the denverpost.com
A water crisis is threatening many parts of the country, not just the arid West.
From the denverpost.com
Inland, mountains run from north to south, which are interrupted by arid plains.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Port Sudan has an arid climate with very hot summers and moderately hot winters.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Ras Al Khaimah's climate is hot and arid with very hot summers and mild winters.
From the en.wikipedia.org
No Woody Allen comedy should mosey for arid stretches without a well-turned gag.
From the time.com
- Lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
- Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
- (aridity) fruitlessness: the quality of yielding nothing of value
- (aridness) aridity: a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall)
- A region is said to be arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or even preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. As a result, environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic.
- Arid is a Belgian rock band, formed in the mid-1990s, made up of four members: Jasper Steverlinck (vocals and guitar), David Du Pru00E9 (guitar), Filip Ros (bass) and Steven Van Havere (drums).
- Very dry; Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually; Devoid of value
- (aridity) A long term lack of rainfall or moisture
- (aridly) In an arid manner
