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arid
adjective
1 arid
Lacking sufficient water or rainfall:
— An arid climate.
synonym: waterless.
Roget 169:
unproductive,
acarpous†,
inoperative,
barren,
addled,
infertile,
unfertile,
unprolific†,
arid,
sterile,
unfruitful,
infecund†;
sine prole;
fallow;
teemless†,
issueless†,
fruitless;
unprofitable
etc.
(useless)
645;
null and void,
of no effect.
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Roget 340:
dry,
anhydrous,
arid;
adust†,
arescent†;
dried
etc.
v.;
undamped;
juiceless†,
sapless;
sear;
husky;
rainless,
without rain,
fine;
dry as a bone,
dry as dust,
dry as a stick,
dry as a mummy,
dry as a biscuit.
water proof,
water tight.
dehydrated,
dessicated.
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Roget 841:
wearying
etc.
v.;
wearing;
wearisome,
tiresome,
irksome;
uninteresting,
stupid,
bald,
devoid of interest,
dry,
monotonous,
dull,
arid,
tedious,
humdrum,
mortal,
flat;
prosy,
prosing;
slow,
soporific,
somniferous.
disgusting
etc.
v.;
unenjoyed†.
weary,
tired
etc.
v.;
drowsy
etc.
(sleepy)
683;
uninterested,
flagging,
used up,
worn out,
blase,
life-weary,
weary of life;
sick of.
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2 arid
Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless:
— A technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata.
synonyms: desiccate, desiccated.
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