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Arid vs Semidry - What's the difference?

arid | semidry |

As adjectives the difference between arid and semidry

is that arid is very dry while semidry is somewhat dry, but not severely arid.

arid

English

Adjective

(en-adj) (wikipedia arid)
  • Very dry.
  • Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
  • Devoid of value.

    • Quotations

    * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 37 *: Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.

    See also

    * semiarid

    Anagrams

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    semidry

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Somewhat dry, but not severely arid
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 30, author=Elizabeth Pennisi, title=PLANT GENETICS: How Sorghum Withstands Heat and Drought, work=Science citation
    • , passage=Able to thrive in hot, semidry places, it feeds more than 500 million people in 98 countries, primarily in the developing world. }}