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    desiccated
    /ˈdɛsɪkeɪtɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. having had all moisture removed; dried out: "the withered, desiccated landscape"
    • 2. lacking vitality or interest: "a desiccated history of ideas"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › desiccatedDesiccated Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DESICCATED is dried up : preserved by drying. How to use desiccated in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESICCATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DESICCATED definition: 1. dried, with the moisture removed: 2. not interesting or completely without imagination: 3…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › desiccateDesiccate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to dry up. the desiccated land. 2. : to preserve (a food) by drying : dehydrate. desiccated coconut. 3. : to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality. … a charming little romance … not desiccated and compressed within the pages of a book Elinor Wylie. intransitive verb. : to become dried up. leaves desiccating in winter.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDESICCATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to remove the moisture from something so it becomes completely dry; to lose all moisture and become completely dry: Intensive farming has desiccated the land. Some plants wither quickly and lose their power of recovery if allowed to desiccate. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to lose moisture and become dry.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDESICCATED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DESICCATED meaning: 1. dried, with the moisture removed: 2. not interesting or completely without imagination: 3…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDESICCATED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'desiccated' Word Frequency. desiccated. (desɪkeɪtɪd ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Desiccated things have lost all the moisture that was in them. [formal] ...desiccated flowers and leaves. Synonyms: dried, dehydrated, dry, powdered More Synonyms of desiccated. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › desiccatedDESICCATED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Desiccated definition: dehydrated or powdered. See examples of DESICCATED used in a sentence.