adjective
1. : dried up : anhydrous
each gram of desiccated liver contains the equivalent of not less than 0.05 mg of riboflavin
half-filled boxes of desiccated Spanish cigars — Janet Flanner
2. : lacking vitality, spirit, spontaneity, or emotional vigor
a prissy and emotionless creature … settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery — C.J.Rolo