dried out
No moisture left
Dried out describes something that has lost its moisture, whether literally or figuratively.
Food that has dried out has become stale or desiccated: The bread dried out overnight.
Skin or land can dry out from lack of water.
As slang, dried out means having completed treatment for alcohol addiction: He's been dried out for six months now.
The phrase implies a process—something that was once wet or saturated is no longer.
Extremely dry or thirsty
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- thirstyNeeding hydration
- witheredDried and shrunken
- brittleLiable to shatter
crispy · scorched · moistureless · rehydrate · depleted · cracked · flaky · papery
Shrunken from age
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- gnarledTwisted and knotty
- wrinkledHaving surface folds
- weatheredEroded by exposure
withered · leathery · faded · time-worn · haggard · gaunt · lined · crinkled
To leave behind completely
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- sunbakedDried by solar heat
cracked · dust · dunes · sand · wasteland · heatwave · evaporation · sterile
Emptied of resources
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- sappedDepleted of vitality
enervated · frazzled · emptied · run down · hollow · gutted · used up · wasted
Cured meat snack
- biltongCured dried meat snack
- prosciuttoUncooked cured Italian ham
- pemmicanConcentrated portable meat provisions
- raisinsDried grape snack
prunes · figs · apricots · smoked · charcuterie · pastrami · salami · bacon
Regaining health or strength
- cleanFree of soil
- abstinentRefraining from pleasures
- detoxedRid of poisons
- rehabilitatedRestored to former capacity
teetotal · on the wagon · twelve-step · sobriety · recovery · reformed · straight
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
brittle · crispy · scorched · moistureless · rehydrate · depleted · cracked · flaky · papery · crumbly
wizened
Shrunken from age
weathered · withered · leathery · faded · time-worn · haggard · gaunt · lined · crinkled · sere
desert
To leave behind completely
sunbaked · cracked · dust · dunes · sand · wasteland · heatwave · evaporation · sterile · savanna
drained
Emptied of resources
sapped · enervated · frazzled · emptied · run down · hollow · gutted · used up · wasted
jerky
Cured meat snack
- biltongCured dried meat snack
- prosciuttoUncooked cured Italian ham
- pemmicanConcentrated portable meat provisions
raisins · prunes · figs · apricots · smoked · charcuterie · pastrami · salami · bacon · ham
recovering
Regaining health or strength
rehabilitated · teetotal · on the wagon · twelve-step · sobriety · recovery · reformed · straight
- Produce Qualitiesfreshness, ripeness, firmness, juiciness, sweetness
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- drynessarid, aridity, dry, dehydrated, bone dry
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
- dehydrationfluid loss, thirst, dry mouth, dark urine, parched
- Food Freshnessexpiration date, best by date, freshness, sell by date, spoilage