adj. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: DRY 1, bone-dry, droughty, moistureless, sere, thirsty, unwatered, waterless
Related Words: barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful
Contrasted Words: fecund, fertile, fruitful
2 lacking in interest or liveliness FF1C; some of the most arid prose ever written FF1E;
Synonyms: bromidic, dry, dryasdust, dull, dusty, insipid, tedious, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome; compare TEPID 2 , UNORIGINAL
Related Words: 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