drouthy

Adjective

drouthy (comparative drouthier or more drouthy, superlative drouthiest or most drouthy)

1. (Scotland, US) Droughty, dry.
   • The drouthy sandy soils are not well adapted to the grain crops that grow throughout the summer but may be used for wheat or rye, the deep-rooting legumes, or timber.1951 June, Herman L. Wascher, R. S. Smith, R. T. Odell, Soil Report 74: Iroquois County Soils, U. S. Department of Agriculture, page 13
   • That clay will not allow rainwater to penetrate far and will not give up much water to plants, so the site is a drouthy one for plants.1993, Thomas Foti, The River's Gifts and Curses, Jeannie Whayne, Willard B. Gatewood, The Arkansas Delta: Land of Paradox, page 45
2. (Scotland, US) Thirsty.
   • At parting, they bestowed a cup on him of a miraculous make, for it was ever full of wine, let the drinker be ever so drouthy.1835, Egerton Brydges, editor, Notes on Comus: The Poetical Works of John Milton, volume 5, page 252
   • A drouthier pair of mortals could not have been found anywhere, and, at the first draught, each emptied his cup to the bottom!1866, Mayne Reid, The Scalp Hunters: Or, Adventures Among the Trappers, page 187