| arid | adj 1. dry, parched, gersang, kersang, kontang: ~ belt, kawasan gersang; 2. uninteresting, barren, membosankan: his life was ~ and joyless, hidupnya membosankan dan tdk bahagia; a style that is ~, gaya yg membosankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gaunt | adj 1. bony and haggard, kurus kering; (of cheeks, eyes) cengkung: the prisoners of war looked ~, tawanan-tawanan perang itu kelihatan kurus kering; 2. bare and desolate, gondol dan gersang; (of house) kosong dan tdk berseri: the ~ trees in winter, pohon-pohon gondol dan gersang pd musim sejuk; a ~ landscape, pandangan darat yg gondol dan gersang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inlying | adj pedalaman: the ~ areas are hot and arid, kawasan pedalaman itu panas dan gersang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barren | adj 1. sterile, a. (of female) mandul; b. (of plant) jantan; c. (of land) tandus, gersang; 2. unproductive, tandus: a ~ period in a writer’s life, masa yg tandus dlm kehidupan penulis; 3. unprofitable, sia-sia, tdk /bermanfaat, berfaedah, mendatangkan hasil/: a ~ argument, perdebatan yg sia-sia; 4. dull, membosankan: a ~ play, lakonan yg membosankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |