Bleak.
Unable to bear children; sterile.
Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation.
Mentally dull; stupid.
Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.
An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.
Causing dryness.
A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.