arid
adjective
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched.
hyperarid
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a word derived from
arid.
Example Sentences
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The longest-lived leaves in the plant kingdom can be found only in the harsh, hyperarid desert that crosses the boundary between southern Angola and northern Namibia.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
In hyperarid locations, even rarer and more complex evaporites, like borax, trona, ulexite, and hanksite, are found and mined.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
