dry, adj.
(drier, driest, dryer, dryest)
freq. cnt. 19
(drier, driest, dryer, dryest)
freq. cnt. 19
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18
dry
sample sentences
"dry land""dry clothes"
"a dry climate"
"dry splintery boards"
"a dry river bed"
"the paint is dry"
humorously sarcastic or mocking
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dry ironic ironical wry
sample sentences
"dry humor""an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
"an ironic novel"
"an ironical smile"
"with a wry Scottish wit"
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practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
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dry teetotal
sample sentences
"he's been dry for ten years""no thank you
I happen to be teetotal"
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lacking warmth or emotional involvement
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dry
sample sentences
"a dry greeting""a dry reading of the lines"
"a dry critique"
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having a large proportion of strong liquor
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dry
without a mucous or watery discharge
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dry
sample sentences
"a dry cough""that rare thing in the wintertime
a small child with a dry nose"
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
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dry
having no adornment or coloration
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dry
sample sentences
"dry facts""rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
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unproductive especially of the expected results
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dry
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
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dry
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless
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dry juiceless
sample sentences
"a dry book""a dry lecture filled with trivial details"
"dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
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(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
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dry
sample sentences
"a dry white burgundy""a dry Bordeaux"
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not shedding tears
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dry
sample sentences
"dry sobs""with dry eyes"
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not producing milk
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dry
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"a dry cow"
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opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
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dry
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"the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers""a dry state"
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lacking moisture or volatile components
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dry