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dryish

3.4

A little lacking juice or sweetness, used in food and drink

adjective
/ˈdraɪɪʃ/

: seco

This wine has a dryish taste that pairs well with spicy dishes.

Examples

The cake turned out a bit dryish, so I added some frosting to improve the flavor.
I prefer my toast dryish rather than buttery, as it enhances the flavor of the jam.
That one is done kind of dryish, not a whole lot of water.

Synonyms

dry

vsdryish

38 5.6

Having little or no sweet taste

is only a little lacking in sweetness and less plain

mealy

vsdryish

8 7.1

Having a dry, powdery texture like ground grain

focuses on taste and slight lack of sweetness, not powdery feel

cakey

vsdryish

1 5.0

Having a thick, dry, crumbly texture like cake

is about slight lack of moisture in taste or touch, not baked texture

medium-dry

vsdryish

1 4.0

A wine or drink that is not sweet and is only slightly dry

is milder in that lack of sweetness and less intense

unsweet

vsdryish

1 6.2

A wine or drink that is slightly dry and not sweet

is slightly milder in its lack of sweetness

secco

vsdryish

8.5

Wine or food that is dry and not sweet

is somewhat milder in lack of sweetness and gentler in feel

floury

vsdryish

3.9

Something that is soft, dry and powdery like flour

describes taste or slight lack of moisture rather than powdery feel

farinaceous

vsdryish

Specialized

9.9

A dry, powdery feel like flour that comes from a lot of starch

is about mild lack of moisture or sweetness, not starchy feel

Antonyms

moist

105 1.0

Slightly wet in a pleasant or suitable way

How Dry

dry

27 1.0

dryish

3.4

moist

105 1.0

Surface Forms

dryish positive

Morphology

dryish = dry (transparent) = dry + ish

The taste/texture sense is a direct extension of 'dry' with the mitigating '-ish' meaning 'somewhat'.

Etymology

Dryish comes from dry + -ish, and -ish means 'somewhat', like in reddish. 'Dry' for food or drink means 'not sweet or not moist', as in 'dry wine' or a 'dry cake', so dryish means a little dry in taste or texture.