áridos

adj. arid, dry, barren

adj. dry, arid, dryasdust, thirsty, chaffy, dusty, desert, devastated, barren, hungry, jejune, sterile, waste

= dry [drier -comp., driest -sup.], arid, barren.
Ex: Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.
Ex: It is time to redress the balance and pay more attention to subject knowledge or the librarian is in danger of becoming an arid, superficial technocrat.
Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.
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* clima árido = arid climate.