drier
1 Americanadjective
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of drier
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English dreyere (as surname). See dry, -er 1
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That would bring more settled conditions to much of the UK, with drier and calmer weather offering a respite from the recent run of storms and unsettled weather.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
But some experts say the current megadrought, which has lasted more than two decades and is intensified by rising temperatures, is part of a long-term shift toward drier conditions in the Southwest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The drier and warmer theme has also taken hold in India, where the essential monsoon rainfall has been 13% below average.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
That shift in where ocean heat is released into the atmosphere ripples across global weather, making some regions cooler and wetter and others hotter and drier.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Passersby who called in to drink water from the family’s calabashes would say how much they envied that quiet place, and how their own places were so much drier and dustier.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
Gas water heaters, furnaces and driers also produce emissions and could leak methane as well, Lebel says.
From Scientific American ● May 3, 2023
Founded by British entrepreneur James Dyson in the 1990s, the company became a household name from developing sleekly designed products ranging from hand driers and air purifiers to hair care tools and vacuums.
From Reuters ● Mar. 25, 2022
For the remaining 10% of items, she uses three higher energy consuming industrial driers, one of which is more eco-friendly but cost her an extra £1,000.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2021
“For the most part, there’s no sweater production left in the U.S. anymore because there’s no sweater machines or ancillary products like the right washing machines, driers, presses or yarn suppliers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2017
The washers and driers in the basement laundry room rumbled well past midnight, and in the wintertime, the oil burner that kept the entire building heated drowned out all the other sounds.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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