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