What part of speech is drier?

Drier can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. drier is a noun, singular of driers.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

What does drier mean?

Definitions

Adjective

dry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
dry - (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"
dry - humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
dry - not producing milk; "a dry cow"
dry - practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
dry - lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
dry - without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
dry - not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
dry - lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint"
dry - having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
dry - (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
dry - having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
dry - unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
dry - used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"
dry - lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
dry - opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"

Noun

drier - an appliance that removes moisture
drier - a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)

Examples of drier

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Hot, dry areas will become hotter and drier.
2. adj. The Southwest is the hottest and driest region in the United States. Climate changes pose challenges for an already parched region that is expected to get hotter and, in its southern half, significantly drier. Increased heat and changes to rain and snowpack will send ripple effects throughout the region and its critical agriculture sector.
3. adj. With warmer, drier conditions, the trees are more likely to become infected with insects.
4. adj. Algeria is drier than Spain.
5. adj. Dry land.
6. adj. Dry clothes.
7. adj. A dry climate.
8. adj. Dry splintery boards.
9. adj. A dry river bed.
10. adj. The paint is dry.
11. adj. A dry white burgundy.
12. adj. A dry Bordeaux.
13. adj. Dry humor.
14. adj. A dry cow.
15. adj. He's been dry for ten years.
16. noun She explained to me how to use the hair drier.
17. noun Crayola Air- Dry Clay?
18. noun I don't have much money so I bought Crayola Air-Dry Clay.
19. noun air dry clay works on armatures , the clay has a minor shrink percent, so you can leave the wire armature inside, paint with acrylic paint.
20. noun either way you also need to keep an eye on the temperature if you are using a dry fish tank as UV lights in my experience up the temperature significantly and without proper ventilation it can become an oven.
21. verb Dry clothes.
22. verb Dry hair.
Sentence  
adj.
Hot, dry areas will become hotter and drier.
The Southwest is the hottest and driest region in the United States. Climate changes pose challenges for an already parched region that is expected to get hotter and, in its southern half, significantly drier. Increased heat and changes to rain and snowpack will send ripple effects throughout the region and its critical agriculture sector.
With warmer, drier conditions, the trees are more likely to become infected with insects.
Algeria is drier than Spain.
Dry land.
Dry clothes.
A dry climate.
Dry splintery boards.
A dry river bed.
The paint is dry.
A dry white burgundy.
A dry Bordeaux.
Dry humor.
A dry cow.
He's been dry for ten years.
noun
She explained to me how to use the hair drier.
Crayola Air- Dry Clay?
I don't have much money so I bought Crayola Air-Dry Clay.
air dry clay works on armatures , the clay has a minor shrink percent, so you can leave the wire armature inside, paint with acrylic paint.
either way you also need to keep an eye on the temperature if you are using a dry fish tank as UV lights in my experience up the temperature significantly and without proper ventilation it can become an oven.
verb
Dry clothes.
Dry hair.

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