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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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Also drouthy.

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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How to use droughty in a sentence

With eager steps, droughty throats and keen desire they seek the wine cup yet again.
London's Underworld|Thomas Holmes
On p. 102, "droughty" should possibly be "drouthy" but has not been amended.
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
Sheep's Sorrel which had grown on dry, droughty gravel banks only lost 10 per cent.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
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

Trees set in poor, thin or droughty soil do not make much growth if they survive at all.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting|Northern Nut Growers Association