semidry

semidry

English

Etymology

    From semi- + dry.

    Adjective

    semidry (not comparable)

    1. Somewhat dry.
      • 2014, Clara Orban, Illinois Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide, page 25:
        This grape can produce dry or semidry wines, with some spice and floral aromas.
      1. Somewhat dry in climate, but not severely arid.
        Synonym: semiarid
        Antonym: semiwet
        • 2009 January 30, Elizabeth Pennisi, “PLANT GENETICS: How Sorghum Withstands Heat and Drought”, in Science[1]:
          Able to thrive in hot, semidry places, it feeds more than 500 million people in 98 countries, primarily in the developing world.

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