kuiva — meaning in English

English meaning

• arid adjective Very dry, especially describing land or climate with little rainfall.
• dried adj No longer containing moisture; having had water removed, often to preserve food.
• dry adj Free from moisture; not wet.
• parched adj Dried out from heat or lack of moisture.
• wry adjective Dryly humorous, often in a way that shows you know a situation is awkward or difficult; ironic.

Senses

kuiva is used for these senses in English:

• arid Very dry.
• dried Usually of foods: cured, preserved by drying.
• dry Free from or lacking moisture.
• dry (chemistry) Anhydrous: free from or lacking water in any state, regardless of the presence of other liquids.
• parched Dry.
• parched Very thirsty.
• wry Dryly humorous; sardonic or bitterly ironic.

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