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dried-out

dried-out

8 2.8
Completely dry because it has no water left
  • adjective
  • /draɪd aʊt/
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  • And then you also see this in in dried out whole grains and legumes.
  • dried-out pot
  • dried-out tree
  • dried-out piece

And then you also see this in in dried out whole grains and legumes.

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Examples

  • A pile of dried-out cornstalks, a manger, a large metal door that dominates the stage, closed from the outside.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • After weeks without rain, the plants in the garden looked dried-out and unhealthy.

  • It's just kind of dried out now and it's run its course.

  • You look kind of dried out.

  • Cars with minimal damage can be fixed if they are dried out properly.

    Blog text (22)
  • I don't know about you, but I am not a fan of dried-out turkey.

    Blog text (29)
  • In some areas, even the dried-out weeds had blown away, leaving only fields of dust that would grow nothing.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Once it dried out, it got stiff and would not go back to its original, pliable, nearly waterproof condition.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Even still being in their wrappers, they were pretty dried out; they grated amazingly!

    Blog text (18)
  • Her lids scraped mercilessly over her dried-out eyes.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

dry
vsdried-out
791 1.0

Not wet or without any liquid

is a stronger state, stressing almost complete moisture loss
dried-up
vsdried-out
18 3.5

No longer holds water and is very dry, like a riverbed or plant

is thoroughly dry having lost nearly all its moisture
parched
vsdried-out
13 4.7

Having very little water because of heat

is dry without specifying heat as the cause
waterless
vsdried-out
3 3.4

A place with no water that is very dry like a desert

focuses on object's moisture loss rather than broad arid conditions
dehydrated
vsdried-out
1 3.6

Food with most water removed so it lasts longer

describes simple extreme dryness without preservation purpose
bone-dry
vsdried-out
1 3.4

Completely dry with no moisture

is similarly very dry but can allow tiny remaining moisture
withered
vsdried-out
1 4.6

It looks dry, thin, and lifeless like old leaves

is about moisture loss rather than the living or dead condition
dried
vsdried-out
1 1.0

Something that is no longer wet because its water has gone away

is more intensive, indicating an extreme lack of moisture
desiccated
vsdried-out
  • Specialized
7.2

Completely dried so it has no water left

is thoroughly dry having lost almost all moisture
overdry
vsdried-out
4.8

Very dry because it lost a lot of water

means very dry but not necessarily excessively so
shrivelled
vsdried-out
  • UK
4.4

Dried and shrunken with a wrinkled surface from lack of water

is very dry but does not imply shrunken, wrinkled appearance

Antonyms

105 1.0

Slightly wet in a pleasant or suitable way

wet
1 1.0

A place or thing covered with liquid

How Dry

bone-dry
1 3.4
parched
13 4.7
dried-out
8 2.8
dried
1 1.0
dry
791 1.0
damp
113 1.0
wet
1 1.0

Surface Forms

dried-out positive

Morphology

dried-out = dry (transparent) = out + dry

The meaning is directly derived from 'dry' and 'out', indicating a state of being thoroughly dry. [Postprocessing: moved 'out' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The word dried-out comes from dry ('without water') and out ('completely'), so think of squeezing the water 'out' of a sponge until it is dry. So dried-out means something has lost all or most of its water.