arid

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

ar·id (ărʹĭd)adj.
1. Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants:
an arid climate.
2. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull:
a technically perfect but arid musical performance. [Latin āridus, from ārēre, to be dry. See as- in Indo-European Roots.] a·ridʹi·ty (ə-rĭdʹĭ-tē) or arʹid·ness n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  desiccate, desiccated, waterless