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droughty

[ drou-tee ]

/ ˈdraʊ ti /

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adjective, drought·i·er, drought·i·est.

lacking rain.

Chiefly British Dialect. thirsty.

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Origin of droughty

First recorded in 1595–1605; drought + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM droughty

drought·i·ness, noun

Words nearby droughty

drosophila, dross, drossy, droste-hülshoff, drought, droughty, drouk, droukit, drouthy, drove, drover

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Example sentences from the Web for droughty

They may be increased by division at almost any time, the exceptions being when flowering or at a droughty season.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers|John Wood
Tlaloc was the god of rain—an important deity for a country where a droughty season was nothing less than a national disaster.
The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru|Lewis Spence
Some modification of this plan might probably be employed with profit for the storing-up of water for droughty years in England.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps|John Tyndall
In droughty countries like Arizona and New Mexico we were frequently reduced to serious straits to find decent drinking-water.
Ranching, Sport and Travel|Thomas Carson

The climate is temperate and the rainfall usually adequate, but one year in five is expected to be droughty.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various

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