driest

[drahy-ist]

adjective

1. superlative of dry.

driest

/ ˈdraɪɪst /

adjective

1. a superlative of dry

Example Sentences

His discovery helped answer twin mysteries: How were Schwarzman’s newly planted trees—some mature and thirsty—still alive after one of Britain’s hottest and driest years on record?

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With that toughness, though, he also had the driest sense of humor.

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When the snowpack is gone by late summer, the glaciers that remain, often in the shadows of peaks, release meltwater that keeps streams flowing at the driest times of year.

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In other research, scientists have found that the last 25 years have probably been the driest in at least 1,200 years in western North America.

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On Friday north Wales moved into drought status after the driest six-month period since 1976, while the United Kingdom has "almost certainly" had its hottest summer on record, according to the Met Office.

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