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semidry

semidry adjective: somewhat dry.

Adjective

semidry (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat dry.
    • This grape can produce dry or semidry wines, with some spice and floral aromas.2014, Clara Orban, Illinois Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide, page 25
    1. Somewhat dry in climate, but not severely arid.
      • Able to thrive in hot, semidry places, it feeds more than 500 million people in 98 countries, primarily in the developing world.2009 January 30, Elizabeth Pennisi, “PLANT GENETICS: How Sorghum Withstands Heat and Drought”, in Science

Synonyms of semidry

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Origin of semidry

From semi- + dry.

Questions about semidry

What does semidry mean?
Semidry means somewhat dry.
What part of speech is semidry?
Semidry is an adjective.

Words near semidry in the dictionary

  1. semidreadnoughts
  2. semidress
  3. semidressy
  4. semidried
  5. semidrunk
  6. semidry
  7. semidrying
  8. semidualizing
  9. semiductile
  10. semidull
  11. semidumb

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