receiving slightly more rainfall than arid regions; moderately dry
subarid in American English
(sʌbˈærɪd)
adjective
slightly arid; moderately dry
subarid in American English
(sʌbˈærɪd)
adjective
moderately arid
Word origin
[1910–15; sub- + arid]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon cycle, cat and mouse, coverage, functionalism, radiosub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)