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How to pronounce drier in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dryer
Type of appliance
Has types blow drier, blow dryer, clothes drier, clothes dryer, hair drier, hair dryer, hand blower
Derivation dry
Type Words
Synonyms desiccant, drying agent, siccative
Type of chemical agent
Derivation dry

Examples of drier

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The Domaine Charvin is a drier and much earthier wine than the Chateau de Gicon.
From the stltoday.com
Despite September's reputation for wild weather, it's usually drier than August.
From the guardian.co.uk
Dusty miller also benefits from a drier location away from automatic irrigation.
From the charlotteobserver.com
As opposed to battery chickens, its meat has more texture and is somewhat drier.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The interior and southern portions of the state are currently drier than normal.
From the thenewstribune.com
Bipedalism may have evolved when drier conditions shrank dense African forests.
From the newscientist.com
A drier than normal winter has left wood and brush fuel more susceptible to fire.
From the sacbee.com
So they probably won't be issuing as many mating calls once we hit drier weather.
From the chron.com
Today's rain will give way Friday to cooler, drier weather with highs in the 40s.
From the newsobserver.com
More examples
  • A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
  • Remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
  • Become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun"
  • Humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
  • Lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint"
  • Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
  • In software engineering, Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) or Duplication is Evil (DIE) is a principle of software development aimed at reducing repetition of information of all kinds, especially useful in multi-tier architectures. ...
  • Dry is an album by PJ Harvey. It was recorded at the Icehouse, Yeovil, UK, and released in the UK on Too Pure (with the first 5000 LPs and first 1000 CDs including demo versions of the album's tracks), and subsequently on Indigo Records in the US. Both versions were released in 1992.
  • Dry is a Cantopop music duo that formed between 1997 and 1998 with Mark Lui and Stephen Fung as bandmates. The group was formed when Mark decided to create a band with himself and another person. ...