droughty

C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate

US /ˈdraʊti/ UK /ˈdraʊti/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
characterized by drought; dry and parched

The droughty summer left the riverbed cracked and dusty.

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1 adj · characterized by drought;... dry arid parched desiccated waterless barren

Opposites

wet moist humid rainy

Word family

Related forms drought dry

Etymology

From 'drought' + the adjectival suffix '-y'. 'Drought' is from Old English 'drūgath' ('dryness'), from 'drūgian' ('to dry up'), related to 'dry'.

drūgath Old English

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Weather & Climate Word Formation & Derivatives

# droughty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdraʊti
**IPA (UK):** ˈdraʊti

## Meanings
1. characterized by drought; dry and parched

## Examples
- The droughty summer left the riverbed cracked and dusty.

## Synonyms
- dry
- arid
- parched
- desiccated
- waterless
- barren

## Antonyms
- wet
- moist
- humid
- rainy

## Related Forms
- drought
- dry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: drūgath

## Etymology
From 'drought' + the adjectival suffix '-y'. 'Drought' is from Old English 'drūgath' ('dryness'), from 'drūgian' ('to dry up'), related to 'dry'.

## AI Etymology
Droughty comes from 'drought' + the adjectival suffix '-y'. 'Drought' is from Old English 'drūgath' ('dryness'), from 'drūgian' ('to dry up'), related to 'dry'. The etymological trail includes Old English drūgath. As an adjective, droughty describes what is characterized by drought; dry and parched. The same family is visible in related forms such as drought and dry. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Weather & Climate
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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