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dryness adjective

dry

The adjective form of dryness is dry

The adjective form of dryness is dryable

The adjective form of dryness is dryish

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Definitions

  • adjective dryness free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air. 1
  • adjective dryness having or characterized by little or no rain: a dry climate; the dry season. 1
  • adjective dryness characterized by absence, deficiency, or failure of natural or ordinary moisture. 1
  • adjective dryness not under, in, or on water: It was good to be on dry land. 1
  • adjective dryness not now containing or yielding water or other liquid; depleted or empty of liquid: The well is dry. 1
  • adjective dryness not yielding milk: a dry cow. 1
  • adjective dryness free from tears: dry eyes. 1
  • adjective dryness drained or evaporated away: a dry river. 1
  • adjective dryness desiring drink; thirsty: He was so dry he could hardly speak. 1
  • adjective dryness causing thirst: dry work. 1
  • adjective dryness served or eaten without butter, jam, etc.: dry toast. 1
  • adjective dryness (of cooked food) lacking enough moisture or juice to be satisfying or succulent. 1
  • adjective dryness (of bread and bakery products) stale. 1
  • adjective dryness of or relating to nonliquid substances or commodities: dry measure; dry provisions. 1
  • adjective dryness (of wines) not sweet. 1
  • adjective dryness made with dry vermouth: a dry Manhattan. made with relatively little dry vermouth: a dry martini. 1
  • adjective dryness characterized by or favoring prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors for use in beverages: a dry state. 1
  • adjective dryness (of British biscuits) not sweet. 1
  • adjective dryness plain; bald; unadorned: dry facts. 1
  • adjective dryness dull; uninteresting: a dry subject. 1
  • adjective dryness expressed in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact way: dry humor. 1
  • adjective dryness indifferent; cold; unemotional: a dry answer. 1
  • adjective dryness unproductive: The greatest of artists have dry years. 1
  • adjective dryness (of lumber) fully seasoned. 1
  • adjective dryness 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 dryness Ceramics. unglazed. insufficiently glazed. 1
  • adjective dryness Art. hard and formal in outline, or lacking mellowness and warmth in color. 1
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