Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Arid
arid, adj. [L. ārid-us, dry, parched with thirst.]
Dry; thirsty; scorched; barren; exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; [fig.] wry; ironic; warped; sardonic; [fig.] tedious; drab; dull; monotonous.
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