Definition of Driest

1. Adjective. (superlative of dry) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Driest

1. dry [adj] - See also: dry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Driest

dried milk
dried out
dried plum
dried plums
dried up
dried yeast
driefat
driefats
driegh
drier
drier than a dead dingo's donger
driers
dries
dries out
dries up
driest (current term)
drieth
drift
drift apart
drift away
drift cyclotron loss cone instabilities
drift feeder
drift ice
drift line
drift motion
drift movements
drift net
drift off
drift pumping
drift space

Literary usage of Driest

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"flow from the driest year can be obtained from the previous year. In relation to this supply from the previous year the most trying assumption is that the ..."

2. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1894)
"Average for driest Class of Streams. driest Month. Day. Kittatinny valley and Highlands with ordinary water-sheds. ..."

3. Science and Industry (1899)
"THE driest PLACE ON EARTH. the ordinary units of time employed in astronomy. Should the timepiece used by the observer happen to be regulated to show local ..."

4. Journal by Liverpool Geological Association (1884)
"The least weight, or that which indicated the driest state of the atmosphere since January 1882 was on the 4th June 1883, when the stone contained only 38 ..."

5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1864)
"... on which he leaped away, saying — “ When the weather is fair take an umbrella — When it rains take whatever will keep you driest.” S. JACKSON. ..."

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