drouthy

American  

[drou-thee] / ˈdraʊ ði /

adjective

drouthier, drouthiest

1. droughty.

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drouthy British  

/ ˈdrʊθɪ /

adjective

1. thirsty or dry

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Other Word Forms

• drouthiness noun

Example Sentences

During drouthy periods they were known to come twenty miles to quench their thirst in the Salado, which was the main watercourse of this grant.

From Cattle Brands A Collection of Western Camp-fire Stories by Adams, Andy

I made them anchor at twilight in mid-stream for safety's sake, for in that drouthy clime a firebrand might play havoc with them.

From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John

It causes plants to root deeply, and that is a distinct benefit in a drouthy season, and always desirable.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

Fertile soils and spontaneous vegetation, reeking with miasma and overpowering from their odour, we had exchanged for a drouthy wilderness of aloetic and cactaceous plants, where the kolquall and several thorn bushes grew paramount.

From How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)

The next shipment would come from the flotsam of the year before, many of which were heavy beeves, intended for army delivery, but had fallen footsore on the long, drouthy march.

From Wells Brothers The Young Cattle Kings by Adams, Andy