desertlike

English

Alternative forms

  • desert-like

Etymology

desert + -like

Adjective

desertlike (comparative more desertlike, superlative most desertlike)

  1. Resembling a desert
    • 2007 April 13, John Schwartz, “Otherworldly Photos by Galileo, Voyager & Co.”, in New York Times:
      [] they provide views of hothouse Venus, desertlike Mars and two decidedly otherworldly moons of Jupiter: Io and Europa.
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