Barren (4)
'barren' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for arid that I've seen before include "water shortage?" , "Without much rainfall" , "Without water" , "Very dry; uninteresting" , "Desiccated" .)
'barren' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for sterile that I've seen before include "Free from bacteria" , "Ineffective" , "Not producing offspring" , "Unable to have offspring" , "Pointless" .)
'barren' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for desolate that I've seen before include "Bleak, deserted" , "Barren" , "Utterly wretched" , "Lay waste, despoil" , "Bereft" .)
'barren' is the definition.
(I know that barren can be written as bleak)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for bleak that I've seen before include "Cold, bare; a Dickensian House" , "Cold and desolate" , "offering little comfort" , "Offering little hope" , "raw > fish" .)