Desiccated - Definition
desiccated
adj 1: thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban
cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" [syn:
desiccated, dried-out]
2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried
fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut
meat" [syn: dried, dehydrated, desiccated]
3: 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 [syn: arid, desiccate,
desiccated]