arid vs dreich

arid

adj
  • Very dry. 

  • Devoid of value. 

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

dreich

adj
  • Bleak, miserable, dismal, cheerless, dreary. 

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