dry vs humid vs wet
Definitions
adjective
- lacking moisture or volatile components
- used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
- lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
- not shedding tears
- humorously sarcastic or mocking
noun
- a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
verb
- remove the moisture from and make dry
- become dry or drier
Examples
Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
A spokesman said: ‘Snow will continue through the day with a few dry interludes and it will slowly improve by the afternoon with snow turning more showery.’
He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.
Definitions
adjective
- containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
Examples
These were monitoring variables like humidity and temperature, information that is invaluable to the horticulturalists attempting to propagate the trees.
The first was that, though the sea was indeed rough, there was little rain, and the air lacked the clammy humidity of a thunderstorm.
Weather balloons measure pressure, temperature, humidity and air speed.
