desiccated
/ˈdɛsɪkeɪtɪd/
adjective
- 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.
- 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.