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adjective
- 1. characterized by a drought or lack of rain: North American "a frosty spring and droughty summer combined to give Virginia its worst apple harvest in 20 years"
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DROUGHTY definition: dry | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
1. : a period of dryness especially when prolonged. specifically : one that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth. resistant to drought. 2. : a prolonged or chronic shortage or lack of something expected or desired. a drought of creativity. droughtiness. ˈdrau̇-tē-nəs. noun. droughty. ˈdrau̇-tē. adjective. Synonyms.
Synonyms for DROUGHTY: dry, thirsty, sear, arid, waterless, sere, desertic, desert; Antonyms of DROUGHTY: moist, wet, humid, damp, dank, saturated, soggy, waterlogged.
Droughty definition: dry. . See examples of DROUGHTY used in a sentence.
The National Weather Service office of the NOAA defines drought as "a deficiency of moisture that results in adverse impacts on people, animals, or vegetation over a sizeable area". [15] Drought is a complex phenomenon − relating to the absence of water − which is difficult to monitor and define. [16]
Droughty means having little or no precipitation, especially affecting growing or living conditions. Find the origin, antonyms, related words and translations of droughty in this online dictionary.
a long period when there is little or no rain. (Definition of drought from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of drought. drought. The effects of climate change (for example) include sea level rises, and increased frequencies of droughts, storms, and extreme temperatures.
