adjective
1. thoroughly dried out
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old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars
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dried-out boards beginning to split
• Syn: ↑dried-out
• Similar to: ↑dry
2. preserved by removing natural moisture
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dried beef
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dried fruit
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dehydrated eggs
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shredded and desiccated coconut meat
• Syn: ↑dried, ↑dehydrated
• Similar to: ↑preserved
3. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
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a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata
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a desiccate romance
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"a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
• Similar to: ↑dull
Useful english dictionary. 2012.