dry adjective
dry
The adjective form of dry is dryable
The adjective form of dry is dryish
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- adjective dry not wet 1
- adjective dry food: lacking moisture 1
- adjective dry land, climate: arid 1
- adjective dry weather: no rain 1
- adjective dry wine: not sweet 1
- adjective dry place, event: no alcohol 1
- adjective dry thirsty 1
- adjective dry humour: ironic 1
- adjective dry boring 1
- adjective dry free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air. 1
- adjective dry having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season. 1
- adjective dry characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. 1
- adjective dry not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land. 1
- adjective dry not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. 1
- adjective dry not yielding milk: a dry cow. 1
- adjective dry free from tears: dry eyes. 1
- adjective dry drained or evaporated away: a dry river. 1
- adjective dry desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak. 1
- adjective dry causing thirst: dry work. 1
- adjective dry served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast. 1
- adjective dry (of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent. 1
- adjective dry (of bread and bakery products) stale. 1
- adjective dry of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions. 1
- adjective dry (of wines) not sweet. 1
- adjective dry made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan. made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini. 1
- adjective dry characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state. 1
- adjective dry (of British biscuits) not sweet. 1
- adjective dry plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts. 1
- adjective dry dull; uninteresting: a dry subject. 1
- adjective dry expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor. 1
- adjective dry indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer. 1
- adjective dry unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years. 1
- adjective dry (of lumber) fully seasoned. 1
- adjective dry Building Trades. (of masonry construction) built without fresh mortar or cement. (of a wall, ceiling, etc., in an interior) finished without the use of fresh plaster. 1
- adjective dry Ceramics. unglazed. insufficiently glazed. 1
- adjective dry Art. hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color. 1
- adjective dry If something is dry, there is no water or moisture on it or in it. 0
- adjective dry If you say that your skin or hair is dry, you mean that it is less oily than, or not as soft as, normal. 0
- adjective dry If the weather or a period of time is dry, there is no rain or there is much less rain than average. 0
- adjective dry A dry place or climate is one that gets very little rainfall. 0
- adjective dry If a river, lake, or well is dry, it is empty of water, usually because of hot weather and lack of rain. 0
- adjective dry If an oil well is dry, it is no longer producing any oil. 0
- graded adjective dry If you are dry, you need to drink something. 0
- adjective dry If your mouth or throat is dry, it has little or no saliva in it, and so feels very unpleasant, perhaps because you are tense or ill. 0
- adjective dry A dry cough is one that does not produce any mucus. 0
- adjective dry If someone has dry eyes, there are no tears in their eyes; often used with negatives or in contexts where you are expressing surprise that they are not crying. 0
- adjective dry If a country, state, or city is dry, it has laws or rules which forbid anyone to drink, sell, or buy alcoholic drink. 0
- adjective dry Dry humour is very amusing, but in a subtle and clever way. 0
- graded adjective dry If you describe a voice as dry, you mean that it is cold or dull, and does not express any emotions. 0
- adjective dry If you describe something such as a book, play, or activity as dry, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting. 0
- adjective dry Dry bread or toast is plain and not covered with butter or jam. 0
- adjective dry Dry sherry or wine does not have a sweet taste. 0
- adjective dry lacking moisture; not damp or wet 0
- adjective dry having little or no rainfall 0
- adjective dry not in or under water 0
- adjective dry having the water drained away or evaporated 0
- adjective dry not providing milk 0
- adjective dry (of the eyes) free from tears 0
- adjective dry in need of a drink; thirsty 0
- adjective dry causing thirst 0
- adjective dry eaten without butter, jam, etc 0
- adjective dry (of a wine, cider, etc) not sweet 0
- adjective dry not accompanied by or producing a mucous or watery discharge 0
- adjective dry consisting of solid as opposed to liquid substances or commodities 0
- adjective dry without adornment; plain 0
- adjective dry lacking interest or stimulation 0
- adjective dry lacking warmth or emotion; cold 0
- adjective dry (of wit or humour) shrewd and keen in an impersonal, sarcastic, or laconic way 0
- adjective dry opposed to or prohibiting the sale of alcoholic liquor for human consumption 0
- adjective dry (of a ewe) without a lamb after the mating season 0
- adjective dry (of a soldered electrical joint) imperfect because the solder has not adhered to the metal, thus reducing conductance 0
- adjective dry not watery; not under water 0
- adjective dry having no moisture; not wet or damp 0
- adjective dry not shedding tears 0
- adjective dry lacking rain or water 0
- adjective dry having lost liquid or moisture 0
- adjective dry arid; withered 0
- adjective dry empty of water or other liquid 0
- adjective dry needing water or drink; thirsty 0
- adjective dry not yielding milk 0
- adjective dry without butter, jam, etc. on it 0
- adjective dry solid; not liquid 0
- adjective dry not sweet; unsweetened; sec 0
- adjective dry having no mucous or watery discharge 0
- adjective dry prohibiting or opposed to the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages 0
- adjective dry not colored by emotion, prejudice, etc.; plain; matter-of-fact 0
- adjective dry clever and shrewd but ironic or subtle 0
- adjective dry not producing results; unfruitful 0
- adjective dry boring, dull, or tedious 0
- adjective dry harsh; grating 0
- adjective dry without bleeding 0
- adjective dry Free from liquid or moisture. 0
- adjective dry (chemistry) Free of water in any state; anhydrous. 0
- adjective dry If a soldered electrical joint is dry, it is imperfect because the solder has not adhered to the metal, which reduces its conductance. 0
- adjective dry Thirsty; needing drink. 0
- adjective dry (of an alcoholic beverage) Lacking sugar or low in sugar; not sweet. 0
- adjective dry Maintaining temperance; void or abstinent from alcoholic beverages. 0
- adjective dry (of a person or joke) Subtly humorous, yet without mirth. 0
- adjective dry (of a scientist or his laboratory) Not working with chemical or biological matter, but, rather, doing computations. 0
- adjective dry (masonry) Built without mortar; dry-stone. 0
- adjective dry (of animals) Not giving milk. 0
- adjective dry Lacking interest or amusement; barren; unembellished. 0
- adjective dry (fine arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or lacking delicate contours and soft transitions of colour. 0