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The Clue

Not very engaging (4 letter answer)

The Answer

ARID

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Notes

The answer ARID is very common and appears about once every 42 puzzles.

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Lifeless
Nonfertile
Nonproductive
Parched
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Unimaginative
Bone dry
Desert-dry
Devoid of interest
Like the Gobi
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Unfit for farming
Wanting water
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Like the Sinai's el Tih

Definition

ARID as an adjective:

1. (arid, waterless) = lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
2. (arid, desiccate, desiccated) = lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo