driest

[ drahy-ist ]

adjective

1. superlative of dry.

driest

/ ˈdraɪɪst /

adjective

1. See dry
   a superlative of dry

Example Sentences

Three years ago, as Texas grappled with its driest year on record, Governor Rick Perry declared a weekend of prayer for rain.

From The Daily Beast

Both experienced massive wildfires during their driest-ever year.

From The Daily Beast

Some Oregon towns also recorded their driest year on record in 2013.

From The Daily Beast

The following 12 months,” he says, “were the driest on record for the entire state.

From The Daily Beast

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is the driest place on Earth.

From The Daily Beast

Magnums of the driest and most expensive champagne seemed to be the favourite beverage.

From Project Gutenberg

We spread our camp bedsteads in the driest part of the room and made ready to sleep.

From Project Gutenberg

Poetry enters into even the driest details of Mr. Shepard's business life.

From Project Gutenberg

The summer of Davey's first year's work with his father was the driest the early settlers had known in the South.

From Project Gutenberg

The same night we encamped on very wet ground, but the driest that could be found, the rain still continuing.

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