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desiccated

[des-i-key-tid] / ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
dried
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dehydrated dry preserved
ADJECTIVE
dry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arid bare barren dehydrated dusty parched stale torrid
STRONG
baked depleted desert desiccant drained evaporated exhausted impoverished sapped sear shriveled
WEAK
anhydrous athirst bald dried-up droughty hard juiceless not irrigated rainless sapless thirsty unmoistened waterless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damp full moist wet
WEAK
dripping humid juicy soaked soggy watery
ADJECTIVE
moistureless
Synonyms
WEAK
anhydrous arid athirst baked bald bare barren bone-dry dehydrated depleted desert desiccant drained dried-up droughty dusty evaporated exhausted hard impoverished juiceless not irrigated parched rainless sapless sapped sear sere shriveled stale thirsty torrid unmoistened waterless
ADJECTIVE
rainless
Synonyms
WEAK
anhydrous arid athirst baked bald bare barren dehydrated depleted desert desiccant drained dried-up droughty dusty evaporated exhausted hard impoverished juiceless not irrigated parched sapless sapped sear shriveled stale thirsty torrid unmoistened waterless

Example Sentences

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We drove past more empty lots, more abandoned groves, desiccated trees, signs announcing public hearings for land-use changes.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

"Everything is there. I was stuck here," he told AFP in Karachi, near the well-known Bengali market where he peddles desiccated fish and prawns to make ends meet for $7 to $9 per day.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

His latest book’s rather desiccated title led me to believe it would mount some dry defense of religion in general.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Prof Rein's research finds that, after ten consecutive days of very dry weather, vegetation becomes so desiccated across wide areas that the likelihood of multiple fires igniting simultaneously rises sharply.

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025

Crumbley had become a desiccated cast of himself, so fragile that a strong wind could blow him apart.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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