transferred. Of earth or plants: Greatly wanting moisture; dry, parched, arid.

Of earth: hard and parched. Cf. carbuncle, n. 4. Obsolete. rare.

Of land, a district, etc.: Not provided with a natural supply of water; waterless. Also in figurative context.

Dry, without moisture, parched, withered. of the ground or climate. Hence, barren, bare.

English regional (midlands and southern). Of land: hard with drought. Obsolete.

Full of thirst; thirsty.

Originally U.S. An area of low rainfall, esp. when farmed without irrigation. Cf. dry farming n. at dry, adj. adv.compounds 3.