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dry
adjective as in moistureless
Strong matches
baked, depleted, desert, desiccant, desiccated, drained, evaporated, exhausted, impoverished, sapped, sear, shriveled
adjective as in dull, uninteresting
Weak matches
apathetic, bromidic, draggy, dull as dishwater, ho-hum, impassive, inelaborate, insipid, matter-of-fact, modest, monotonous, naked, phlegmatic, tedious, tiresome, trite, weariful, wearisome
adjective as in sarcastic, sharp-tongued
Example Sentences
For generations, Americans have marked Thanksgiving by wrestling with the perfect way to prepare and serve turkey, a bird known for its ungainly size, dry texture and lack of distinguishing flavor.
Local officials have credited the de-watering wells with the continued declines in movement, probably aided by a relatively dry winter last year.
In addition to disarmament, Washington is also demanding that Beirut dry up the group's funding from Iran, which slammed Sunday's "cowardly" assassination.
Then, final practice and qualifying on Friday were wet, so the cars would be slower and therefore have less downforce acting on them and not wear the floor as much as if it was dry.
He had toiled at car washes the whole time — crouching to scrub tires, stretching to dry roofs and returning home each night with aching heels and knots in his neck.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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