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DROUGHTY definition: dry | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
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What does the adjective droughty mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective droughty . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
The meaning of DROUGHT is a period of dryness especially when prolonged; specifically : one that causes extensive damage to crops or prevents their successful growth. How to use drought in a sentence.
n. 1. A long period of abnormally low rainfall, especially one that adversely affects growing or living conditions. 2. A prolonged dearth or shortage. [Middle English, from Old English drūgoth; akin to drȳge, dry .] drought′y adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
drought•y (drou′ tē), adj., drought•i•er, drought•i•est. dry. lacking rain. [Chiefly Brit. Dial.]thirsty. Also, drouthy. drought + - y1 1595–1605. drought′i•ness, n. 'droughty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): drouthy.
Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Lacking rain. Wiktionary. (archaic) Dry; thirsty. Thy droughty throat.
