 arid |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] lacking sufficient water or rainfall | |
| Synonyms: | waterless | |
| Examples: | "an arid climate" "a waterless well "miles of waterless country to cross" |
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| Related terms: | dry | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless | |
| Synonyms: | desiccated desiccate | |
| 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 |
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| Related terms: | dull | |
| Similar spelling: |
aroid Ard arda Ariidae Artie Ardea Arruda art Arwood Arrieta arty |
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