1. desiccated, dried-out

thoroughly dried out

Example Sentences:
'old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars'
'dried-out boards beginning to split'

Synonyms

• dried-out

2. dehydrated, desiccated, dried

preserved by removing natural moisture

Example Sentences:
'dried beef'
'dried fruit'
'dehydrated eggs'
'shredded and desiccated coconut meat'

Synonyms

• dehydrated
• dried

3. arid, desiccate, desiccated

lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless

Example Sentences:
'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