as in dry
marked by little or no precipitation or humidity
a droughty region that could never support settlements
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Adjective
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 May 2025 -
In the Colorado River Basin, April and May were very dry.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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If your baby seems thirsty, offering them breast milk or formula more often is best.—
Brandi Jones,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Some possible contenders have been thirstier than others.—
Lisa Lerer,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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Destroying forests creates deserts, sandstorms, dry riverbeds and arid croplands.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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As a kid growing up in Hermosillo, the biggest city in the arid northern Mexican state of Sonora, Ruben Leal took the region’s signature flour tortillas for granted.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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“Droughty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droughty. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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