Synonyms for Desiccated
Definition of desiccated
adjective
- 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
7 synonyms found
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