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Definition of Driest
1. dry [adj] - See also: dry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Driest
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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