dried-out
Parched and withered
Dried-out describes something that has lost its moisture, often to the point of damage or uselessness: dried-out markers, dried-out skin.
It also describes a person who has completed treatment for alcohol addiction: He's been dried-out for six months now.
The hyphen distinguishes it from the verb phrase dry out.
Extremely dry or thirsty
- witheredDried and shrunken
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- crackedHaving surface fractures
flaky · brittle · moisture · rehydrate · arid · dusty · crispy · leathery
Prolonged water scarcity
- riverbedFloor beneath flowing water
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- lakebedBottom beneath still waters
- wellspringPrimary source of something
aquifer · watershed · dustbowl · desertification · climate · barren · fallow · irrigation
No longer fresh
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- crustyHard-shelled, literally or figuratively
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
- inedibleUnfit for consumption
leftover · bread · cake · forgotten · neglected · exposed · refrigerator · counter
Severely reduced or emptied
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- drainedEmptied of resources
- emptyHolding nothing inside
hollow · weary · worn · haggard · gaunt · lifeless · uninspired · creative
Free of soil
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- abstinentRefraining from pleasures
- detoxedRid of poisons
- rehabilitatedRestored to former capacity
teetotal · wagon · sobriety · AA · sponsor · relapse · withdrawal · treatment
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- witheredDried and shrunken
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
cracked · flaky · brittle · moisture · rehydrate · arid · dusty · crispy · leathery · papery
drought
Prolonged water scarcity
- riverbedFloor beneath flowing water
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- lakebedBottom beneath still waters
wellspring · aquifer · watershed · dustbowl · desertification · climate · barren · fallow · irrigation · groundwater
stale
No longer fresh
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- crustyHard-shelled, literally or figuratively
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
inedible · leftover · bread · cake · forgotten · neglected · exposed · refrigerator · counter · uncovered
depleted
Severely reduced or emptied
empty · hollow · weary · worn · haggard · gaunt · lifeless · uninspired · creative · blocked
clean
Free of soil
- recoveringRegaining health or strength
- abstinentRefraining from pleasures
- detoxedRid of poisons
rehabilitated · teetotal · wagon · sobriety · AA · sponsor · relapse · withdrawal · treatment · rehab
- drynessarid, aridity, dry, dehydrated, bone dry