| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | air-dried | dried by exposure to air |
| 2. | all dried up | completely out of moisture |
| 3. | arid | very dry; lacking moisture |
| 4. | ashy | dry and gray like ash |
| 5. | astringent | sharp and drying in taste |
| 6. | austere | plain and without comforts |
| 7. | baked | dried by heat or sun |
| 8. | banal | too common; boring |
| 9. | bare | without extras; plain |
| 10. | barren | lacking life; empty and dry |
| 11. | bland | lacking strong flavor or interest |
| 12. | boring | not interesting; dull |
| 13. | brittle | dry and easily broken |
| 14. | brut | very dry, especially sparkling wine |
| 15. | caked | dried into a hard layer |
| 16. | chalky | dry and powdery |
| 17. | chapped | dry and cracked, especially skin |
| 18. | cracked | split from dryness |
| 19. | crisp | pleasantly dry and firm |
| 20. | crumbly | dry and breaks into crumbs |
| 21. | crunchy | dry and crisp in texture |
| 22. | crusted | dried into a crust |
| 23. | dehydrated | lacking water; dried out |
| 24. | desiccated | thoroughly dried; moisture removed |
| 25. | dried | no longer wet; moisture gone |
| 26. | drier | more dry in comparison |
| 27. | droughty | very dry; lacking rainfall |
| 28. | dryish | somewhat dry |
| 29. | dull | not lively; lacking interest |
| 30. | dusty | covered with dry dust |
| 31. | empty | lacking content or interest |
| 32. | encrusted | covered with dried crust |
| 33. | flaky | dry and coming off in flakes |
| 34. | flat | lacking liveliness; dull |
| 35. | flavorless | without much flavor |
| 36. | formal | stiffly proper; not casual |
| 37. | freeze-dried | dried by freezing process |
| 38. | gritty | dry with grainy texture |
| 39. | hackneyed | overused; lacking freshness |
| 40. | hard | firm from drying |
| 41. | hollow | without substance; empty |
| 42. | impersonal | not personal; lacking warmth |
| 43. | insipid | lacking flavor or interest |
| 44. | jejune | dull; lacking interest or maturity |
| 45. | juiceless | lacking juice; not moist |
| 46. | lean | not rich or moist |
| 47. | leathery | tough and dry like leather |
| 48. | lifeless | lacking vitality; dull and dry |
| 49. | light | not heavy; not rich |
| 50. | low-humidity | having little moisture in air |
| 51. | matter-of-fact | plain and unemotional |
| 52. | mild | not strong; gentle in flavor |
| 53. | moisture-free | without moisture |
| 54. | moistureless | having no moisture |
| 55. | monotonous | lacking variety; dull |
| 56. | oven-dried | dried using heat |
| 57. | overcooked | cooked too long; dried out |
| 58. | overdone | cooked too long; dried out |
| 59. | papery | thin and dry like paper |
| 60. | parched | extremely dry; dried out |
| 61. | plain | simple; not rich or exciting |
| 62. | powdery | dry; like fine powder |
| 63. | prim | very proper and stiff |
| 64. | prosaic | ordinary; lacking imagination |
| 65. | rainless | without rain; very dry |
| 66. | repetitive | repeated too much; dull |
| 67. | reserved | not openly expressive |
| 68. | restrained | held back; not expressive |
| 69. | routine | usual and unexciting |
| 70. | sandy | dry and gritty like sand |
| 71. | sapless | lacking sap; dried out |
| 72. | scaly | dry and forming scales |
| 73. | sec | dry, especially wine |
| 74. | shrivelled | dried and wrinkled |
| 75. | stale | no longer fresh; dried out |
| 76. | stiff | rigid from being dried |
| 77. | stringy | dry and fibrous |
| 78. | sun-baked | dried by strong sunlight |
| 79. | tannic | drying, like strong tea |
| 80. | tasteless | lacking flavor; bland |
| 81. | tedious | too long and dull |
| 82. | thin | not rich; lacking body |
| 83. | thirsty | needing moisture; very dry |
| 84. | tough | hard to chew; often dry |
| 85. | unhydrated | not hydrated; lacking water |
| 86. | uninspired | lacking creativity or energy |
| 87. | uninteresting | not interesting; dull |
| 88. | unirrigated | not irrigated; lacking water |
| 89. | unmoistened | not made moist |
| 90. | unsaturated | not holding much moisture |
| 91. | unseasoned | not seasoned; bland |
| 92. | unwatered | not watered; dried out |
| 93. | vapid | dull and uninteresting |
| 94. | water-free | without water |
| 95. | waterless | without water |
| 96. | watery | thin and lacking richness |
| 97. | weak | not strong; lacking intensity |
| 98. | withered | dried up; shriveled |
| 99. | wizened | shrunken and dried with age |
| 100. | wooden | stiff and lifeless |
