| arid definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | extremely dry | 219 sets |
| 2 | dry | 129 sets |
| 3 | (adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting; dull | 91 sets |
| 4 | extremely dry or deathly boring | 71 sets |
| 5 | very dry | 69 sets |
| 6 | having little or no rainfall; very dry | 60 sets |
| 7 | (adj.) extremely dry; uninteresting, dull | 50 sets |
| 8 | extremely dry; uninteresting, dull | 48 sets |
| 9 | lacking sufficient water or rainfall | 33 sets |
| 10 | describing a dry, rainless climate | 29 sets |
| 11 | excessively dry | 25 sets |
| 12 | (of land) dry; barren; unproductive | 19 sets |
| 13 | dry, barren, parched, lifeless | 19 sets |
| 14 | adj. very dry. | 17 sets |
| 15 | hot and dry all year with very little rain | 13 sets |
| 16 | lacking vitality or spirit | 13 sets |
| 17 | adj. having little or no rainfall; very dry. | 12 sets |
| 18 | dry; barren | 11 sets |
| 19 | dry, barren | 11 sets |
| 20 | adj. dry; barren | 10 sets |
| 21 | being without moisture; extremely dry; parched | 10 sets |
| 22 | having little or no rainfall; very dry. | 10 sets |
| 23 | very dry. | 10 sets |
| 24 | waterless, parched, boring, unimaginative | 9 sets |
| 25 | having little or no rainfall;very dry | 9 sets |
| 26 | (adj.) excessively dry (little other than palm trees and cacti grow successfully in ___ environments. | 9 sets |
| 27 | dry and barren; not interesting | 9 sets |
| 28 | having little or no rainfall | 8 sets |
| 29 | extremely dry, uninteresting, dull | 8 sets |
| 30 | adj. having little or no rainfall; very dry | 7 sets |
| 31 | having little or no rainfall, very dry | 7 sets |
| 32 | adj. having little or no rain; very dry | 7 sets |
| 33 | adj. having little or no rainfall; dry | 7 sets |
| 34 | dry; without expression | 7 sets |
| 35 | extremely dry; uninteresting; dull | 7 sets |
| 36 | (adj.) excessively dry (little other than palm trees and cacti grow successfully in arid environments | 6 sets |
| 37 | climate type marked by hot summers and limited rainfall | 6 sets |
| 38 | lacking water or rainfall; very dry | 6 sets |
| 39 | (adj) extremely dry or deathly boring | 5 sets |
| 40 | waterless | 5 sets |
