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sundried

sundried

1 3.6
Left in the sun until it loses its water
  • adjective
  • /ˈsʌnˌdraɪd/
translation icon : deshidratado al sol
  • A salad topped with feta cheese and sundried tomatoes makes for a delicious side dish.
  • sundried tomatoes

Examples

  • Some sundried fish strips, a few eyeballs, some gills to munch on.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Served with a salad of baby greens and sundried tomatoes.

    Blog text (3)

  • It's like a freckled apricot, sundried, sour, bruised.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • This sounds amazing! I have a recipe for sundried tomato and mozzarella bread, but I love parm even more, so I'm going to try this soon! Thanks for sharing! xx

    Blog text (6)

  • The pasta was tossed with garlic, olive oil, and sundried tomatoes for added flavor.

  • She spread the sundried tomato paste on the sandwich before layering it with fresh vegetables.

Synonyms

sun-dried
vssundried
4 3.4

Made by leaving food or things in the sun so they last longer

is identical in meaning but written without a hyphen
sunbaked
vssundried
1 4.8

Dried and hard from strong sunlight

is gentler natural moisture removal by daytime light rather than baking
air-dried
vssundried
1 4.4

Left to dry in the air without using heat

is moisture removal caused by direct daytime light rather than cool breezes
dried
vssundried
1 1.0

Food like fruit or meat with most water removed to stop it going bad

is specific moisture removal caused by daytime light outdoors

Antonyms

moist
105 1.0

Slightly wet in a pleasant or suitable way

How Dry

parched
13 4.7
sundried
1 3.6
dry
791 1.0
damp
11 1.0
wet
800 1.0

Surface Forms

sundried positive

Morphology

sundried = sun + dry (transparent) = sun + dry + ed

The word is formed from the compound 'sun' + 'dry' with -ed indicating past participle/adjectival use; the meaning 'dried by the sun' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Sundried is simply the two words sun and dried put together, meaning 'dried by the sun'. Think of laying tomatoes or fruit in warm sun until they lose water and become sweeter, which is why sundried describes food or other things naturally dried outside.