DESICCATED

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : arid , desiccate

  We were disappointed by the arid paintings on display at the gallery. -added by naila_inlas

  that historian's dryasdust prose desiccates what is actually an exciting period in European history -added by nithi

• (adj.) preserved by removing natural moisture

  "dried beef", "dried fruit", "dehydrated eggs", "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"

  synonyms : dehydrated , dried

• (adj.) thoroughly dried out

  "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars", "dried-out boards beginning to split"

  synonyms : dried-out

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