subhumid

adjective

Definition of subhumidnext
as in subtropical

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  1. subtropical
  2. tropical
  3. semitropical
  4. tropic
Adjective
  • Georgia’s Okefenokee, meanwhile, sits in the subtropical climate band, where peat deposits are more scarce — and where most that do remain have been altered by humans.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • The smoke that wafted into the atmosphere from the fires was filled with reflective, cloud-interacting aerosols, contributing to a brightening of low marine clouds over the southeast subtropical Pacific.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of subtropical
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, a plume of tropical moisture linked to Bertha is feeding into a cold front draped across southeast Virginia, parts of the Carolinas and northern Georgia.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Bertha was previously a tropical depression has since gained strength and developed into a tropical storm with winds of 40 mph.
    — MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of tropical
Adjective
  • After the fall of Saigon in 1975, huge numbers of refugees settled here, drawn by the semitropical climate and robust fisheries.
    — Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
  • But the very climates that made these semitropical playgrounds the American dream of the 20th century threaten to break their reputations in the 21st century.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023
Definition of semitropical
Adjective
  • Offered on a steel bracelet, NATO strap, or tropic rubber strap with a pin buckle or deployant clasp, this is a non-limited model that will now be part of the brand’s permanent collection.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Tree Hut tropic glow sugar scrub: on sale for $8.04 (30% off) Original price: $11.49 (Ulta) Use this sugar scrub from Tree Hut to remove dull, dry skin to reveal glowing, soft, smooth skin.
    — Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of tropic
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“Subhumid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subhumid. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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