desiccated
adjective
1. thoroughly dried out
- old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars
Similar word(s): dry
2. preserved by removing natural moisture
- shredded and desiccated coconut meat
Similar word(s): preserved, dehydrated, dried
3. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
- a desiccate romance
- a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of desiccate