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DESICCATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
Example:
a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
dull (lacking in liveliness or animation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Preserved by removing natural moisture
Example:
shredded and desiccated coconut meat
Synonyms:
dehydrated; desiccated; dried
Classified under:
Similar:
preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Thoroughly dried out
Example:
dried-out boards beginning to split
Synonyms:
desiccated; dried-out
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
dry (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb desiccate
