Definition of Dryish

1. Adjective. Quite dry, relatively dry. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dryish

1. somewhat dry [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dryish

drygulched
drygulcher
drygulchers
drygulches
drygulching
drying
drying-up
drying agent
drying machine
drying machines
drying oil
drying out
drying time
drying up
dryings
dryish (current term)
dryland
dryland berry
dryland blueberry
drylands
drylot
drylots
dryly
drymouth
drymouths
dryness
drynesses
drynurse
drynursed
drynurses

Literary usage of Dryish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Alpine Flowers for Gardens: Rock, Wall, Marsh Plants, and Mountain Shrubs by William Robinson (1910)
"Any of the kinds are worthy of being naturalised on dryish slopes, or open banks, on which they sccm to form the largest, healthiest, and most enduring ..."

2. On Intermittent Fever and Other Malarious Diseases by Israel Shipman Pelton Lord (1871)
"... thirsty, but drinks only a little at a time; lame all over; tongue red and dryish; mouth feels dry; pain in the forehead; griping; abdomen sore. ..."

3. Report (1913)
"In dryish open or slightly shaded places and on rocky bluffs. ... In dryish open or shaded ground. Erigeron ramosus (Walt.) BSP. Daisy Fleabane. ..."

4. Historic Mackinac: The Historical, Picturesque and Legendary Features of the by Edwin Orin Wood (1918)
"In dryish open or shaded ground. Erigeron ramosus (Walt.) BSP. ... Occasional in dryish open woods. Anaphalis margaritacea (L.) B. & H. Pearly Everlasting. ..."

5. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"5, dryish) berry. +- Corolla wheel-shaped, lobed or parted into Л or sometime* more divisions, ... Berry sometimes dryish and inflated, then becoming ..."

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