[ˈarɪd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation
(e.g: the arid plains north of Cape Town)

- lacking in interest, excitement, or meaning
(e.g: his arid years in suburbia)


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from French aride or Latin aridus, from arere ‘be dry or parched’