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Dry

adjective

(compar. drier; superl. driest)

1.

Free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet. "Dry clothes" , "A dry climate" , "Dry splintery boards" , "A dry river bed" , "The paint is dry"

2.

Humorously sarcastic or mocking. Synonyms: ironic, ironical, wry. "An ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely" , "An ironic novel" , "An ironical smile" , "With a wry Scottish wit"

3.

Lacking moisture or volatile components.

4.

Opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. "A dry state"

5.

Not producing milk.

6.

(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation. "A dry Bordeaux"

7.

Without a mucous or watery discharge. "That rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"

8.

Not shedding tears. "With dry eyes"

9.

Lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless. Synonym: juiceless. "A dry lecture filled with trivial details" , "Dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"

10.

Used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones.

11.

Unproductive especially of the expected results. "A mind dry of new ideas"

12.

Having no adornment or coloration. "Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"

13.

(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish. "Dry meat"

14.

Having a large proportion of strong liquor.

15.

Lacking warmth or emotional involvement. "A dry reading of the lines" , "A dry critique"

16.

Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages. Synonym: teetotal. "No thank you; I happen to be teetotal"

verb

(past & past part. dried; pres. part. drying)

1.

Remove the moisture from and make dry. Synonym: dry out. "Dry hair"

2.

Become dry or drier. Synonym: dry out.

noun

(pl. drys, dries)

1.

A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages. Synonym: prohibitionist.

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"Dry" Quotes from Famous Books

... less and less, and what there was of it was most unpalatable, for the bread was stale and dry, though the meat kept perfectly in that freezing temperature. How they longed for a hot cup of coffee, such as Washington used to make! and how they would have even exchanged their chance of filling their pockets with the moon diamonds for a good meal, such as was so often served ...

— Lost on the Moon - or In Quest Of The Field of Diamonds • Roy Rockwood

... I," said Leonore. "I've tramped for hours in the Orkneys, and Sweden and Norway, when it was raining. But then I was dressed for it. Go and put on dry clothes at once." ...

— The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him • Paul Leicester Ford

... jealous voice which said to thee, 'Refrain!' Dupe, dupe, miserable dupe! Oh, regrets! Oh, remorse! Oh, despair! Not to have the joy to carry to hell the memory of that never-to-be-forgotten hour, and to cry to God, 'Burn my flesh, dry up all the blood in my veins, break all my bones, thou canst not take from me the remembrance which sweetens and refreshes me for ever and ever!' . . . Thais is dying! Preposterous God, if thou knewest how I laugh at Thy hell! ...

— Thais • Anatole France

... carriage fine, Cleaving the reeking mass; Scowling faces, ranged in line, Watching the rich man pass; Envy's gleam in many an eye, Hate in many a threat; Why should he be warm and dry, And ...

— Poems • John L. Stoddard

... was first to set foot on dry land. He shouted triumphantly, waved his sword, and then fell to helping the men out of the freezing flood. This accomplished, he ordered fires built; but there was not a soldier of them all whose hands could clasp ...

— Alice of Old Vincennes • Maurice Thompson

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