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Droughty vs Arid - What's the difference?

droughty | arid |

As adjectives the difference between droughty and arid

is that droughty is lacking rain while arid is very dry.

droughty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Lacking rain.
  • (archaic) dry; thirsty
    • Thy droughty throat. — Philips.

    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

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