desiccated

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desiccated Definition

• (s) thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
• (s) preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
• (s) 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

desiccated Synonyms

• arid
• dehydrated
• desiccate
• desiccated
• dried
• dried-out