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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• erymids