desertlike (Meaning)
desertlike
such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually, to withdraw from or leave usually without intent to return, excellence, worth, a wild uninhabited and uncultivated tract, to abandon military duty without leave and without intent to return, to quit one's post, allegiance, or service without leave or justification, a desolate or forbidding area, to leave in the lurch, a deserved reward or punishment, worthiness of reward or punishment, to abandon (military service) without leave, deserved reward or punishment, an area of water apparently devoid of life, dry land with few plants and little rainfall, of or relating to a desert (see desert entry 1), the quality or fact of meriting reward or punishment, to withdraw from, to quit one's post without permission especially with the intention of remaining away permanently, desolate and sparsely occupied or unoccupied, to leave someone or something one should stay with, arid land with usually sparse vegetation, forsaken, of, relating to, or resembling a desert, being barren and without life, to fail one in time of need
Synonyms & Antonyms of desertlike
desertlike Sentence Examples
- The parched and barren landscape stretched out before them, a vast and desertlike expanse.
- The windswept hills and sparse vegetation created a desolate, desertlike scene.
- The arid conditions made the desertlike environment inhospitable to most forms of life.
- The dried-up riverbeds and wind-blown dunes hinted at the desertlike conditions of the region.
- The lack of water and lush greenery made the area appear desertlike and uninhabitable.
- The cracked and sun-baked earth resembled the desertlike conditions found in far-off lands.
- The rapidly vanishing oasis left them in a desertlike environment with dwindling resources.
- The relentless sun and scorching temperatures transformed the once-fertile valley into a desertlike wasteland.
- The sandstorms and lack of moisture created a suffocating and desertlike atmosphere.
- The survivors were forced to adapt to the desertlike conditions, battling against the harsh elements and limited resources.
FAQs About the word desertlike
such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually, to withdraw from or leave usually without
desertic, desert, bone-dry, baked,rainless, xerothermic, sunbaked, dehydrated, parched, hyperarid
humid, saturated,moist, dank, sodden, soggy, damp, wet, dripping, bathed
The parched and barren landscape stretched out before them, a vast and desertlike expanse.
The windswept hills and sparse vegetation created a desolate, desertlike scene.
The arid conditions made the desertlike environment inhospitable to most forms of life.
The dried-up riverbeds and wind-blown dunes hinted at the desertlike conditions of the region.
