GUARDIAN ADJ

Tinder-dry

French

desséché

Definition

extremely dry and likely to catch fire easily

Example

"Spain’s government declared its first national emergency for a wildfire as two large blazes merged into one outside Madrid and a third was on the verge of joining them, amid searing heat and tinder-dry conditions across much of southern Europe."

Antonyms

damp moist humid

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