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droughtiest

droughtiest is the superlative form of droughty.

Meaning of droughty

Adjective

droughty (comparative droughtier, superlative droughtiest)

  1. Lacking rain.
    • From habit the sheep would head for the river, but, though it was early spring, the winter had been droughty, and the river was only a string of dangerous water-holes.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 268
  2. (archaic) Dry; thirsty.
    • thou muſt / With taſteleſs Water waſh thy droughty Throat.1708, [John Philips], “Book II”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 52

Questions about droughtiest

What is droughtiest the superlative form of?
Droughtiest is the superlative form of droughty.

Words near droughtiest in the dictionary

  1. drought
  2. drought-resistant
  3. drought-tolerant
  4. droughted
  5. droughtier
  6. droughtiest
  7. droughtiness
  8. droughting
  9. droughtless
  10. droughtproof
  11. droughtproofing

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