overdry
Excessively without moisture
Overdry means excessively dry, past the point of optimal dryness.
Clothes left too long in the dryer become overdry and wrinkled.
Hair that's overdry from heat styling turns brittle.
As a verb, to overdry is to dry something too much: Don't overdry the herbs or they'll crumble to dust.
Extremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
- witheredDried and shrunken
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- wiltedLimp from dehydration
desiccated · scorched · wizened · sapless · sere · baked · leathery · sunbaked
Prone to fragmenting
- crispFirm and breakable
- snapSudden sharp sound
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- fractureSplit in hard material
shatter · splinter · fragile · breakable · flaky · cracking · rigid · inflexible
Act of shattering
- frizzyTightly curled texture
- dullLacking edge or interest
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- roughUneven in surface
unmanageable · coarse · overprocessed · damaged · tangled · brittle · flyaway · lackluster
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
wilted · desiccated · scorched · wizened · sapless · sere · baked · leathery · sunbaked · dusty
crumbly
Prone to fragmenting
fracture · shatter · splinter · fragile · breakable · flaky · cracking · rigid · inflexible · friable
breakage
Act of shattering
rough · unmanageable · coarse · overprocessed · damaged · tangled · brittle · flyaway · lackluster · porous