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.
That groans.
Heavily laden, as if to creak under the strain.
A low sound associated with extended suffering, sorrow, and toil.