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driest

American  
[drahy-ist] / ˈdraɪ ɪst /

adjective

  1. superlative of dry.


driest British  
/ ˈdraɪɪst /

adjective

  1. a superlative of dry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It was the hottest and driest March in the record books for California — even hotter than it is, on average, in May.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 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

The company said recent challenges included Scotland's driest start to the year in six decades and an increase in repairs as older infrastructure comes to the end of its operational life.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

We quickly learned that whenever we ventured into the kitchen, we needed to wrap our hands in the driest socks or rags we could find.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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