drouthy

[ drou-th ee ]

/ ˈdraʊ ði /

droughty.

OTHER WORDS FROM drouthy

drouth·i·ness, noun

She has just as drouthy a system, and it takes just as much to fill it.

Nasby in Exile |David R. Locke
It causes plants to root deeply, and that is a distinct benefit in a drouthy season, and always desirable.

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement |Alva Agee
Southwards, again, on the pleasant Surrey downs there is shouting and jostling; dust that is drouthy and language that is sultry.

Pagan Papers |Kenneth Grahame
Some of our friends must be burning for a mouthful, poor dears; the wounded flesh is drouthy.

John Splendid |Neil Munro

On p. 102, "droughty" should possibly be "drouthy" but has not been amended.

Scotch Wit and Humor |W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe

drouthy

/ (ˈdrʊθɪ) /

Scot thirsty or dry