X Aridus

1. dry, parched, withered, arid
2. (of things) dry, lean, meagre, shrivelled; withered (e.g. from disease)
3. (rhetorical style, orators) uninspired, jejune, spiritless
4. (slang) avaricious, someone greedy or stingy (confer the tongue-in-cheek term Argentiexterebronides (“the name of one who is skilled in extorting money; a sponger”))