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driest

American  
[drahy-ist] / ˈdraɪ ɪst /

adjective

  1. superlative of dry.


driest British  
/ ˈdraɪɪst /

adjective

  1. a superlative of dry

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There were extremely wet winters in 2022 and 2023, followed by one of the driest periods on record in the fall and winter of 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

New research reveals that life beneath the surface of one of the driest places on Earth is far more resilient and diverse than many scientists expected.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

They are exceptionally lovely; even the driest of his working drawings—for example, the construction details for an iron bookstand—exult in line and color in a way utterly alien to modern practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

Wildfires have severely impacted south-central Chile in recent years, especially in its warmest and driest summer months of January and February.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

In terms of precipitation, she observes, Antarctica “is the driest large area on Earth, drier overall than any large desert.”

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson