Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Very dry; withered.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Entirely dry; withered.
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- adjective obsolete
Very dry ;withered . - verb intransitive To
dry up ; become dry. - verb transitive To dry up; make dry.
Etymologies
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From Middle English fordruye, equivalent to for- (“very, excessively”) + dry.
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From Middle English fordrien, fordruien, fordruȝen, from Old English fordrūgian ("to become dry, wither"), equivalent to for- + dry.
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