Sear (Adjective)
Meaning
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The sere landscape stretched out endlessly in every direction, a desolate reminder of the severe drought.
- After years without rain, the once-lush hills were now covered with sere, barren plants.
- The sere remains of what was once a beautiful garden lay withered and forgotten, a testament to neglect.
- Travelers noted the sere appearance of the landscape and were grateful for their canteens of water.
- Climate change had caused the area's vegetation to become increasingly sere, resulting in devastating wildfires.