droughty
Parched and thirsty
Droughty describes land or conditions that are dry, arid, or prone to drought: droughty summers in the plains, droughty soil that won't hold moisture.
The word is uncommon, appearing mainly in agricultural or regional contexts.
It can also describe a person who is thirsty, though this use is dialectal and old-fashioned.
Thoroughly dehydrated
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- scorchedBurned on surface
- sunbakedDried by solar heat
- dustyCoated with fine particles
sandy · baked · cracked · barren · desolate · rainless · waterless · sun-dried
Contracted from moisture loss
crispy · crumbly · sapless · leathery · papery · husked · brown · yellowed
Severely lacking moisture
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- well-drainedAllows water through
- thirstingYearning intensely for
Unable to produce offspring
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- lifelessDevoid of animation
bleak · fruitless · exhausted · depleted · impoverished · wasteland · inhospitable · stunted
desiccated
Thoroughly dehydrated
dusty · sandy · baked · cracked · barren · desolate · rainless · waterless · sun-dried · hardpan
shriveled
Contracted from moisture loss
brittle · crispy · crumbly · sapless · leathery · papery · husked · brown · yellowed · curled
dehydrated
Severely lacking moisture
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- well-drainedAllows water through
infertile
Unable to produce offspring
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
lifeless · bleak · fruitless · exhausted · depleted · impoverished · wasteland · inhospitable · stunted · blighted
- drynessarid, aridity, dehydrated, desiccated, desiccation
- regional droughtProlonged water scarcity nearby
- drought reliefHelp during prolonged dryness
- goal droughtProlonged failure to score
- drought tolerantAble to survive dryness
- drought conditionsExtended period without rain
- drought resistantAble to withstand dryness