desiccated

/ˈdɛsɪkeɪtɪd/
adjective
  1. Completely dried out, especially to preserve something or because of a lack of moisture.
    • The hikers found desiccated leaves scattered across the desert floor.
    • Desiccated coconut is often used in baking and candy making.
    • The ancient mummy was a desiccated remnant of a once-living person.
  2. Lacking vitality, emotion, or interest; dry and lifeless.
    • After years of routine, their relationship had become desiccated and hollow.
    • The novel's desiccated prose failed to capture any reader's imagination.
    • His desiccated lecture put half the class to sleep.
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