dry

remove the moisture from and make dry

• “dry clothes”
• “dry hair”

become dry or drier

• “The laundry dries in the sun”

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

• “dry land”
• “dry clothes”
• “a dry climate”
• “dry splintery boards”
• “a dry river bed”
• “the paint is dry”

humorously sarcastic or mocking

• “dry humor”
• “an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely”
• “an ironic novel”
• “an ironical smile”
• “with a wry Scottish wit”

opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

• “the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers”
• “a dry state”

not producing milk

• “a dry cow”

(of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

• “a dry white burgundy”

without a mucous or watery discharge

• “a dry cough”
• “that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose”

not shedding tears

• “dry sobs”
• “with dry eyes”

lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless

• “a dry book”
• “a dry lecture filled with trivial details”
• “dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life” John Mason Brown

used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

• “dry weight”

unproductive especially of the expected results

• “a dry run”
• “a mind dry of new ideas”

having no adornment or coloration

• “dry facts”
• “rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner”

(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

• “dry toast”
• “dry meat”

suffering from fluid deprivation

• “his mouth was dry”

having a large proportion of strong liquor

• “a very dry martini is almost straight gin”

lacking warmth or emotional involvement

• “a dry greeting”
• “a dry reading of the lines”
• “a dry critique”

practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

• “he”
• “;”

a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages