barren
/ˈbæɹən/
too poor to produce much vegetation
barren in a sentence
“The barren landscape stretched to the horizon.”
Origin of barren
Old French baraigne (sterile), possibly from Gaulish *barra (summit)
Related Words
anthropogenic
originating from human activity
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the condition of being damaged or the process of damaging
deforestation
the action of clearing forests
desertification
the process by which fertile land becomes desert
erosion
the gradual destruction by natural forces
depletion
reduction in the number or quantity of something