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semidry en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English dry English semidry From semi- + dry.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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:
  2. (not-comparable) Somewhat dry. ▸ 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:

Antonyms

semiwet

Synonyms

semiarid