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Arid

/ˈæ.ɹɪd/

Very dry.

📖 Definitions of "Arid"

adjective

1
Very dry.
"The cake was arid."
2
Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
"Deserts are known for being arid."
3
Devoid of value.
"The millionaire viewed his gift as arid."

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dullverb	Boring; not exciting or interesting.
desiccated	dried
drynoun	Free from or lacking moisture.
desiccateverb	(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
waterless	Dry, arid, lacking water.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
waterless	Dry, arid, lacking water.
desiccated	dried
desiccateverb	(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
dullverb	Boring; not exciting or interesting.
drynoun	Free from or lacking moisture.
drynessnoun	(uncountable) A lack of moisture.
parched	Very thirsty.
droughty	Lacking rain.
droughtnoun	A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
driernoun	A surname from German.
drylandnoun	(often attributive) Land that is arid, but not so dry as to be a desert.
nastynoun	Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
secnoun	(informal) Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
aggregatenoun	A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
barrennoun	(of places) Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
routinenoun	A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
serenoun	(archaic or literary, poetic) Without moisture; dry.
bindernoun	Someone who binds.
marginalnoun	(not comparable) Of, relating to, or located at or near a margin or edge; also figurative usages of location and margin (edge).
jejune	(by extension, of a speech or an argument) Lacking matter; empty; devoid of substance.