droughtydrouthyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdraʊti/, U.S.

/ˈdraʊdi/, Scottish English

/ˈdruθɪ/

Etymology: < drought n. + -y suffix¹: compare mighty, weighty.

1. Dry, without moisture; arid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > arid or without water or moisture

waterlessOE

unwateryc1000

unwateredc1440

moistureless1562

droughty1596

floodless1606

squalid1615

arid1652

siccaneous1656

anhydrous1872

1596 M. Drayton Mortimeriados sig. C4 Yet not one drop fall from thy droughtie eyes?

1643 J. Lightfoot Handfull Gleanings Exod. 28 Out of the droughty rocke Moses..bringeth forth water.

1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. in Poems (1763) 92 Thou must With tasteless water wash thy droughty throat.

1850 R. Browning Christmas-eve xv. 52 His cough, like a drouthy piston, Tried to dislodge the husk that grew to him.

figurative.1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I ccv. 105 Campbell's Hippocrene is somewhat drouthy.1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth ii. (1874) 561 Men of drowthy hearts and torpid imaginations.

2. Characterized by drought; deficient in rainfall.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > dry weather or climate > [adjective] > deficient in rainfall

dry1297

droughty1605

arid1730

Dryasdust1889

1605 Play Stucley in R. Simpson School of Shakspere (1878) I. 261 Preach unto the droughty earth; Persuade it, if thou canst, to shun the rain.

1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 315 In droughty hot weather.

1739 C. Labelye Short Acct. Piers Westm. Bridge 5 Droughty Seasons.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian v, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 102 As drouthy as the weather had been.

3. Thirsty; often = addicted to drinking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective]

thirstyc950

ofthirstOE

athirstc1305

thirstinga1382

dry1406

thirstlewc1425

altered1596

adry1599

droughty1626

chapped1673

bone-dry1920

α.

1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. i. 71 The children of rich men become drouthy amongst a masse of fountaynes.

1691 T. Tryon Wisdom's Dictates 115 I am never droughthy as those are that eat Flesh.

1790 R. Burns Tam o' Shanter 2 in Poems & Songs (1968) II. 557 When..drouthy neebors, neebors meet.

1879 Temple Bar Oct. 237 The dusty, drouthy wayfarers.

β. 1713 H. Sloane in W. Derham Physico-theol. x. i. 462 A limpid..Water, or Sap, as gives new Life to the droughty Traveller or Hunter.a1824 Ld. Byron Childe Harold i, in Wks. (1837) 12/1 [He] droughty then alights, and roars for Roman purl.1863 J. G. Whittier Cobbler Keezar 37 But that droughty folk should be jolly Puzzles my poor old wits.

Derivatives

ˈdroughtiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [noun]

thirstc1000

dry1377

drought1393

thirstingc1500

drynessa1535

dryth1557

thirstiness1583

thirst-longing?1617

droughtiness1720

a spark in one's throat1721

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. Pref. 63 These Methods..will..refresh the Droughtiness of the Soul.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	droughty
释义	droughtydrouthyadj. Brit. /ˈdraʊti/, U.S. /ˈdraʊdi/, Scottish English /ˈdruθɪ/ Etymology: < drought n. + -y suffix¹: compare mighty, weighty. 1. Dry, without moisture; arid. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > arid or without water or moisture waterlessOE unwateryc1000 unwateredc1440 moistureless1562 droughty1596 floodless1606 squalid1615 arid1652 siccaneous1656 anhydrous1872 1596 M. Drayton Mortimeriados sig. C4 Yet not one drop fall from thy droughtie eyes? 1643 J. Lightfoot Handfull Gleanings Exod. 28 Out of the droughty rocke Moses..bringeth forth water. 1708 J. Philips Cyder ii. in Poems (1763) 92 Thou must With tasteless water wash thy droughty throat. 1850 R. Browning Christmas-eve xv. 52 His cough, like a drouthy piston, Tried to dislodge the husk that grew to him. figurative.1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I ccv. 105 Campbell's Hippocrene is somewhat drouthy.1848 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth ii. (1874) 561 Men of drowthy hearts and torpid imaginations. 2. Characterized by drought; deficient in rainfall. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > dry weather or climate > [adjective] > deficient in rainfall dry1297 droughty1605 arid1730 Dryasdust1889 1605 Play Stucley in R. Simpson School of Shakspere (1878) I. 261 Preach unto the droughty earth; Persuade it, if thou canst, to shun the rain. 1669 W. Simpson Hydrologia Chymica 315 In droughty hot weather. 1739 C. Labelye Short Acct. Piers Westm. Bridge 5 Droughty Seasons. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian v, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 102 As drouthy as the weather had been. 3. Thirsty; often = addicted to drinking. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [adjective] thirstyc950 ofthirstOE athirstc1305 thirstinga1382 dry1406 thirstlewc1425 altered1596 adry1599 droughty1626 chapped1673 bone-dry1920 α. 1626 T. Hawkins tr. N. Caussin Holy Court I. i. 71 The children of rich men become drouthy amongst a masse of fountaynes. 1691 T. Tryon Wisdom's Dictates 115 I am never droughthy as those are that eat Flesh. 1790 R. Burns Tam o' Shanter 2 in Poems & Songs (1968) II. 557 When..drouthy neebors, neebors meet. 1879 Temple Bar Oct. 237 The dusty, drouthy wayfarers. β. 1713 H. Sloane in W. Derham Physico-theol. x. i. 462 A limpid..Water, or Sap, as gives new Life to the droughty Traveller or Hunter.a1824 Ld. Byron Childe Harold i, in Wks. (1837) 12/1 [He] droughty then alights, and roars for Roman purl.1863 J. G. Whittier Cobbler Keezar 37 But that droughty folk should be jolly Puzzles my poor old wits. Derivatives ˈdroughtiness n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > [noun] thirstc1000 dry1377 drought1393 thirstingc1500 drynessa1535 dryth1557 thirstiness1583 thirst-longing?1617 droughtiness1720 a spark in one's throat1721 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. Pref. 63 These Methods..will..refresh the Droughtiness of the Soul. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1596
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