waterless

wa·ter·less

adj \-ləs\

Definition of WATERLESS

1

: lacking or destitute of water : dry

2

: not requiring water (as for cooling)

— wa·ter·less·ness noun

Examples of WATERLESS

1. a remote and waterless desert
2. <cacti prefer a nearly waterless environment>

First Known Use of WATERLESS

before 12th century

Related to WATERLESS

Synonyms: arid, droughty, sere (also sear), thirsty, dry

Antonyms: damp, dank, humid, moist, wet

Related Words: air-dry; bone-dry, hyperarid, ultradry; baked, dehydrated, parched, sunbaked; rainless; desert, desertic, desertlike, xerothermic

Near Antonyms: awash, bathed, doused (also dowsed), drenched, dripping, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping, soppy, soused, washed, watered, waterlogged, watery; deluged, drowned, flooded, inundated, overflowed; submerged, swamped; hydrated

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