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driest definition
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Overview of adj dry The adj dry has 16 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (20) dry -- (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry") 2. (1) dry, ironic, ironical, wry -- (humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit") 3. dry -- (opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state") 4. dry -- (not producing milk; "a dry cow") 5. dry -- ((of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy") 6. dry -- (without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose") 7. dry -- (not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes") 8. dry, juiceless -- (lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "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) 9. dry -- (used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight") 10. dry -- (unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas") 11. dry -- (having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner") 12. dry -- ((of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat") 13. dry -- (suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry") 14. dry -- (having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin") 15. dry -- (lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique") 16. dry, teetotal -- (practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you I happen to be teetotal") Antonyms of adj dry 16 senses of dry Sense 1 dry (vs. wet) wet (vs. dry) => bedewed, dewy => besprent, sprinkled => boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloughy, swampy => clammy, dank => damp, dampish, moist => drenched, saturated, soaked, soaking, sodden, sopping, soppy => dripping => drippy, drizzly => dunked, soused => humid => misty => muggy, steamy, sticky => perspiring, sweating, sweaty => reeking, dripping, watery => showery, rainy => soggy, waterlogged => steaming => sticky => tacky => washed => watery => undried Sense 2 dry, ironic, ironical, wry INDIRECT (VIA humorous) -> humorless, unhumorous Sense 3 dry (vs. wet) wet (vs. dry) Sense 4 dry (vs. wet) wet (vs. dry), lactating => fresh Sense 5 dry (vs. sweet) sweet (vs. dry) Sense 6 dry (vs. phlegmy) phlegmy (vs. dry) => loose Sense 7 dry INDIRECT (VIA tearless) -> tearful Sense 8 dry, juiceless INDIRECT (VIA unstimulating) -> stimulating Sense 9 dry INDIRECT (VIA gaseous, solid) -> liquid INDIRECT (VIA solid, liquid) -> gaseous Sense 10 dry INDIRECT (VIA unproductive) -> productive Sense 11 dry INDIRECT (VIA plain) -> fancy Sense 12 dry INDIRECT (VIA plain) -> fancy Sense 13 dry INDIRECT (VIA thirsty) -> hungry Sense 14 dry INDIRECT (VIA alcoholic) -> nonalcoholic, soft Sense 15 dry INDIRECT (VIA unemotional) -> emotional Sense 16 dry, teetotal INDIRECT (VIA sober) -> intoxicated, drunk, inebriated Similarity of adj dry 16 senses of dry Sense 1 dry (vs. wet) => adust, baked, parched, scorched, sunbaked => arid, waterless => bone-dry(postnominal), bone dry(prenominal) => desiccated, dried-out => dried => dried-up => dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered => rainless => thirsty => dry-shod => semiarid Sense 2 dry, ironic, ironical, wry => humorous (vs. humorless) Sense 3 dry (vs. wet) Sense 4 dry (vs. wet) => milkless Sense 5 dry (vs. sweet) => brut => sec, unsweet Also See-> sour#2; sugarless#1, nonsweet#1 Sense 6 dry (vs. phlegmy) Sense 7 dry => tearless (vs. tearful), dry-eyed Sense 8 dry, juiceless => unstimulating (vs. stimulating), unexciting Sense 9 dry => solid (vs. liquid) (vs. gaseous) Sense 10 dry => unproductive (vs. productive) Sense 11 dry => plain (vs. fancy) Sense 12 dry => plain (vs. fancy) Sense 13 dry => thirsty (vs. hungry) Sense 14 dry => alcoholic (vs. nonalcoholic) Sense 15 dry => unemotional (vs. emotional) Sense 16 dry, teetotal => sober (vs. intoxicated) Attributes of adj dry 1 of 16 senses of dry Sense 1 dry (vs. wet) => wetness Familiarity of adj dry dry used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 16) Grep of adj dry bone-dry bone dry cut-and-dry drip-dry dry dry-cleaned dry-eyed dry-shod high-and-dry sundry tawdry Overview of adj dry The adj dry has 16 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (20) dry -- (free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry") 2. (1) dry, ironic, ironical, wry -- (humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit") 3. dry -- (opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state") 4. dry -- (not producing milk; "a dry cow") 5. dry -- ((of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy") 6. dry -- (without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose") 7. dry -- (not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes") 8. dry, juiceless -- (lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "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) 9. dry -- (used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight") 10. dry -- (unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas") 11. dry -- (having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner") 12. dry -- ((of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat") 13. dry -- (suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was dry") 14. dry -- (having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin") 15. dry -- (lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique") 16. dry, teetotal -- (practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you I happen to be teetotal")
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