1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a desert; resembling or having the qualities of a desert
Usage: technical or formal usage; often used in scientific or geographical contexts

Examples

• The desertic landscape stretched endlessly across the horizon.
• Desertic conditions in the region have made agriculture nearly impossible.
• The plant species adapted to desertic environments have developed thick, waxy leaves.
• Climate change is creating increasingly desertic zones in previously temperate areas.
• The desertic terrain offered little shelter for the travelers.