driest
Most lacking moisture
Driest is the superlative of dry—the most lacking in moisture, wetness, or humidity: Death Valley is the driest place in North America.
It extends to other senses of dry: the driest humor shows the least emotion, the driest wine has the least residual sugar, the driest county has the strictest alcohol laws.
Expressionless, especially for humor
wit · quip · understated · wry · banter · satire · droll · laconic
Needing hydration
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- witheredDried and shrunken
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
cracked · brittle · scorched · dusty · sapped · crispy · wizened · baked
deadpan
Expressionless, especially for humor
humor · wit · quip · understated · wry · banter · satire · droll · laconic · clever
thirsty
Needing hydration
- dehydratedSeverely lacking moisture
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- witheredDried and shrunken
shriveled · cracked · brittle · scorched · dusty · sapped · crispy · wizened · baked · bone-dry
desert
To leave behind completely
sunbaked · dustbowl · evaporation · climate · sandstorm · tumbleweed · cactus · savanna · steppe · outback
desolate
Bleak and abandoned
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- inhospitableUnwelcoming, harsh to visitors
- bleakDreary and without cheer
stark · wasteland · empty · bare · fallow · unproductive · infertile · fruitless · devoid · impoverished