adjective
1.
Synonyms: dry 1, bone-dry, droughty, moistureless, sere, thirsty, unwatered, waterless
Related Word: barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful
Contrasted words: fecund, fertile, fruitful
2.
lacking in interest or liveliness
some of the most arid prose ever written
Synonyms: bromidic, dry, dryasdust, dull, dusty, insipid, tedious, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome; compare tepid 2, unoriginal
Related Word: drab, dreary, flat, heavy, lackluster, leaden, unanimated, unlively; academic, bookish, pedantic; boring, humdrum, monotonous, unimaginative, uninspired
Contrasted words: appealing, bright, lively, sparkling, stimulating, vigorous, vivid