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Desiccated Definition & Meaning

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

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What does desiccated mean?
thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat" 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
What part of speech is desiccated?
Desiccated is an adjective.
How many definitions does desiccated have?
Desiccated has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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