droughty
[drou-tee]
adjective, drought·i·er, drought·i·est.
Also drouthy.
Origin of droughty
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Related Words for droughty
impatient, keen, inclined, hungry, greedy, anxious, eager, parched, dusty, arid, torrid, barren, bare, stale, impoverished, drained, exhausted, sear, desert, baldExamples from the Web for droughty
Historical Examples of droughty
On p. 102, "droughty" should possibly be "drouthy" but has not been amended.
Scotch Wit and HumorW. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
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 PeruLewis Spence
Mere making up of necessary water in droughty seasons is one thing, protection Quantity of water.
Once or twice a stray peasant stumbled on us, and was much surprised at our encampment in so droughty a locality.
Travels in ArabiaBayard Taylor
With eager steps, droughty throats and keen desire they seek the wine cup yet again.
London's UnderworldThomas Holmes