drouthy

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drouthy

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From drouth + -y.

adjective drouthier · more drouthy · drouthiest · most drouthy

Scotland, US Droughty, dry. 1951 June, Herman L. Wascher, R. S. Smith, R. T. Odell, Soil Report 74: Iroquois County Soils, U. S. Department of Agriculture, page 13, The drouthy sandy soils are not well adapted to the grain crops that grow throughout the summer but may be used for wheat or rye, the deep-rooting legumes, or timb
Scotland, US Thirsty. At parting, they bestowed a cup on him of a miraculous make, for it was ever full of wine, let the drinker be ever so drouthy.

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@misc{drouthy_2026,
  title = {drouthy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drouthy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}