arid vs dewy

arid

adj
  • Devoid of value. 

  • Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually. 

  • Very dry. 

dewy

adj
  • Covered by dew. 

  • Having the quality of bearing droplets of water. 

  • Fresh and innocent. 

How often have the words arid and dewy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )