Adjective > Arid

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^BArid landscape^b with a mesa rock formation on the horizon. This mesa is a steep-sided plateau formed from horizontal layers of soft shale capped by more resistant sandstone. Over time, erosional forces such as wind, rain and ice have formed the flat top and sloping base of the mesa. Photographed in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, in Arizona and Utah, USA.

(more arid; most arid)

1 : very dry : having very little rain or water

an arid desert

arid lands/regions

2 : lacking in interest and life

a dull and arid textbook