Synonyms: desiccate, desiccated, arid
Definition: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
Usage: 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
Similar words: dull
Definition: lacking in liveliness or animation
Usage: he was so dull at parties; a dull political campaign; a large dull impassive man; dull days with nothing to do; how dull and dreary the world is; fell back into one of her dull moods
Synonyms: dried, dehydrated, desiccated
Definition: preserved by removing natural moisture
Usage: dried beef; dried fruit; dehydrated eggs; shredded and desiccated coconut meat
Similar words: preserved
Definition: prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
Synonyms: dried-out, desiccated
Definition: thoroughly dried out
Usage: old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars; dried-out boards beginning to split
Similar words: dry
Definition: free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
Usage: dry land; dry clothes; a dry climate; dry splintery boards; a dry river bed; the paint is dry