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Meaning of DESICCATED

Pronunciation:  'desu`keytid

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 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
  2. [adj]  preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
  3. [adj]  thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
 
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 Synonyms: arid, dehydrated, desiccate, dried, dried-out, dry, dull, preserved
 

 

 

 

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