desiccated meaning and definition

DESICCATED adjective

Definition of desiccated (adjective)

1. thoroughly dried out
   • "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
   • synonyms: dried-out
2. preserved by removing natural moisture
   • "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
   • synonyms: dehydrated, dried
3. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
   • "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
   • synonyms: arid, desiccate