Droughty

/ˈdrɔːti/ adjective

Definition

Affected by or characterized by drought; excessively dry; lacking adequate rainfall or moisture.

Etymology

From drought (noun) + -y (adjective suffix). The suffix -y turns the noun drought into an adjective describing something that has the quality of drought.

Kelly Says

Droughty is a Scottish favorite—Burns and other Scots poets used it to capture the desperation of failed harvests when the land turned unforgiving and crops withered.

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