drouthy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- drouthiness noun
Example Sentences
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Back and side go bare, go bare, Both foot and hand go cold——" "Nay, not that one; 'tis over long, and 'll make us too drouthy.
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Tomatoes on drouthy soils are likely to suffer from blossom end rot as well as from poor growth.
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I wunder still, and here I am Wadin' the ford below the dam— The worter chucklin' round my knee At hornet-welt and bramble-scratch, And me a-slippin' 'crost to see Ef Tyner's plums is ripe, and size The old man's wortermelon-patch, With juicy mouth and drouthy eyes.
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In the drouthy or too moist summer days and evenings, she never awakens our hopes or fears with shrill prophecies of rain as does her nimbler and more aspiring cousin, the tree-toad.
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His ancient, trusty, drouthy cronie.”
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