dried-up

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dried-up

A small, dried-up creek bed winds through the sunbaked field.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Depleted of water; having had all or most water removed: Describes something that was once wet or contained water but is now dry, often due to natural processes or intentional action.
    • (Especially of vegetation) Having lost all moisture; withered, shriveled: Describes plants, grass, or leaves that have become dry, brittle, and often brown due to lack of water.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • After the long drought, the riverbed was completely dried-up.
    • We found only a dried-up old pen in the drawer.
    • The dried-up grass crunched under our feet.
    • The landscape was brown and dried-up after months without rain.
Advanced Usage
  • Figurative Use for People or Things: Can describe a person, idea, or source that has lost vitality, energy, or productivity.
    • The novelist was accused of being a dried-up old hack with no new ideas.
    • That funding stream has been dried-up for years.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dry (verb/adjective): The general state of lacking moisture. "Dried-up" implies a process from wet to dry.
  • Dehydrated (adjective): Often used for food or the body, meaning having had water removed.
  • Desiccated (adjective): A more formal or technical term for dried thoroughly.
  • Sere (adjective): A literary term meaning dry and withered (especially vegetation).
  • Withered/Shriveled (adjective): Having shrunk and wrinkled, often due to loss of moisture.
Synonyms
  • Parched
  • Arid
  • Dehydrated
  • Desiccated
  • Sere
  • Withered
Antonyms
  • Wet
  • Moist
  • Hydrated
  • Lush
  • Verdant
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • To dry up: (Phrasal Verb) To lose all water or moisture; to stop producing or being available.
    • The well dried up last summer.
    • Investment in the sector has completely dried up.
  • Dried-up old...: A common, sometimes derogatory, collocation to describe someone perceived as old, boring, and without passion or new ideas.
    • He was portrayed as a dried-up old bureaucrat.
dried-up

A small, dried-up creek bed winds through the sunbaked field.

Adjective
  1. depleted of water
    • a dried-up water hole
  2. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
    • dried-up grass
    • the desert was edged with sere vegetation
    • shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings
    • withered vines

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