1
: excessively dry
specifically
: having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture
an arid region
2
: lacking in interest and life : jejune
arid textbooks
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a dull and arid textbook
an arid speech about duty and responsibility
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Photograph: Pablo Romero In the arid region south of Mexicali, where the pale desert dominates the landscape, the Las Arenitas wetland feels like a mirage.
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Geraldine Castro, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
With reduced visibility, poor air quality and hazardous driving conditions, large-scale dust storms like this reflect ongoing challenges posed by drought and land degradation in arid regions.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
On an arid swath of the Mojave Desert, on the California side of the border with Nevada, sits the only facility in America that mines rare earth minerals – materials policymakers across the political spectrum agree are necessary for the economy and national defense.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
Timely rains and above-average moisture are even more influential in arid regions, like those where Heffelfinger manages mule deer and Coues deer.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
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Geraldine Castro, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
With reduced visibility, poor air quality and hazardous driving conditions, large-scale dust storms like this reflect ongoing challenges posed by drought and land degradation in arid regions.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
On an arid swath of the Mojave Desert, on the California side of the border with Nevada, sits the only facility in America that mines rare earth minerals – materials policymakers across the political spectrum agree are necessary for the economy and national defense.
—Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
Timely rains and above-average moisture are even more influential in arid regions, like those where Heffelfinger manages mule deer and Coues deer.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for arid
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“Arid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arid. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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arid
adjective
ar·id
ˈar-əd 
: very dry
especially
: not having enough rainfall to support agriculture
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