adj. Function: adjective
1 devoid of or deficient in moisture FF1C; preferred a dry climate FF1E;
Synonyms: arid, bone-dry, droughty, moistureless, sere, thirsty, unwatered, waterless
Related Words: baked, dehydrated, desiccated, parched; bald, bare, barren; depleted, drained, exhausted, impoverished; juiceless, sapless, sapped
Contrasted Words: drenched, dripping, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, sopping, soppy, soused, wringing-wet; damp, dank, humid, moist; exuberant, lush, luxuriant, prodigal, profuse
Antonyms: wet
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Synonyms: THIRSTY 1, athirst, thirsting
3 marked by the absence of or abstention from alcoholic beverages FF1C; a dry party FF1E;
Synonyms: bone-dry, teetotal
Antonyms: wet
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Synonyms: IMPASSIVE 1, apathetic, matter-of-fact, phlegmatic, stoic, stolid
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Synonyms: ARID 2, bromidic, dryasdust, dull, dusty, insipid, tedious, uninteresting, weariful, wearisome
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Synonyms: PLAIN 1, discreet, inelaborate, modest, simple, unadorned, unembellished, unembroidered, ungarnished, unpretentious
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Synonyms: SOUR 1, acerb, acerbic, acetose, acid, acidulous, tart
Antonyms: sweet
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Synonyms: HARSH 3, grating, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raucous, rough, rugged, strident, stridulous