very barren
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to a high degree; extremely barren
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Examples (10)
- The landscape appeared very barren after the wildfire swept through.
- Explorers found the moon's surface to be very barren and covered in dust.
- Without community and friendship, a person's life can become very barren.
- The desert stretched out before them, a very barren expanse of sand and rock.
- After years of drought, the once-fertile farmland was now very barren.
- The northern regions of the continent are very barren, supporting little vegetation.
- The artist felt his creativity had dried up, leaving his mind feeling very barren.
- It is difficult to imagine how anything could grow in such a very barren terrain.
- From the airplane, she looked down at the very barren hills of the mountain range.
- The author's latest novel was criticized for its very barren emotional landscape.