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desertic

adjective

Definition of desertic

as in desert

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Recent Examples of desertic What its desertic countries don’t have is water. — Javier Blas, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026 Roughly six million years ago, shifting tectonic plates closed the Strait of Gibraltar — a narrow body of water connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean — turning the area into a desertic wasteland. — Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025

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The terrain is mountainous, a mix of desert and semi-desert plains.

— Ope Adetayo, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
Spring training shifts into high gear this week with the Cubs and White Sox meeting on Friday in a cross-desert classic to start Cactus League play.

— Matt Zahn, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026

Definition of desert

Adjective

As the planet warms, more of the world—perhaps as much as 25 percent of Earth by 2050—will experience droughts and desertlike conditions.

— K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
Some islands are lush and volcanic, with rainforests spilling into the sea; others are dry and desertlike, dotted with cactus and wind-bent divi-divi trees.

— Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 23 Mar. 2026

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