Pronunciation: /ˈeɪˌdraɪ/

Definitions of adry

adjective describes a person or thing as being without moisture, dry

Example Sentences

A1 The desert was very adry and hot.

A2 After spending hours in the sun, my skin felt adry and tight.

B1 The adry climate in the region made it difficult for plants to thrive.

B2 The adry conditions of the summer led to a severe drought.

C1 The adry landscape of the desert seemed endless and barren.

C2 Despite the adry weather, the locals had found ways to adapt and survive.

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb to indicate that something is done in a dry or parched manner

Example Sentences

A1 The desert was adry place with very little water.

A2 She rubbed her hands adry with a towel after washing them.

B1 The clothes were left adry on the line in the hot sun.

B2 The paint on the wall had dried adry overnight.

C1 The drought left the fields adry and barren.

C2 The riverbed was adry due to lack of rainfall for months.

Examples of adry in a Sentence

formal The arid climate caused the land to become adry and barren.

informal Don't forget to water the plants, they look adry.

slang My skin feels so adry after spending all day in the sun.

figurative His humor was adry, often leaving others confused by his jokes.

Grammatical Forms of adry

past tense

adried

plural

adries

comparative

more adry

superlative

most adry

present tense

adry

future tense

will adry

perfect tense

have adried

continuous tense

is adrying

singular

adry

positive degree

adry

infinitive

to adry

gerund

adrying

participle

adried

Origin and Evolution of adry

First Known Use: 1250 year
Language of Origin: Old English
Story behind the word: The word 'adry' originated from Middle English, derived from the Old English word 'adrȳ', meaning 'dry'.
Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'adry' evolved to be used in various contexts beyond just describing a lack of moisture, such as indicating a lack of emotional response or a shortage of something.