Adjective: arid (arider,aridest) er-id or a-rid [N. Amer], a-rid [Brit]
- Lacking sufficient water or rainfall
"an arid climate";
- waterless
- Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
"a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata";
- desiccate, desiccated
Derived forms: aridest, arider
See also: dry, dull, hebetudinous [rare]
Encyclopedia: Arid