desiccated
adjective
des·ic·cat·ed
ˈde-si-ˌkā-təd 
1
: dried up
a desiccated landscape
: preserved by drying
a cup of desiccated coconut
… all around were barrels of dried apples and apricots, shriveled and desiccated …—
Margaret Laurence
Margaret Laurence… when visitors come to the lab he likes to show them his collection of curiosities, which includes a desiccated octopus.—Elizabeth Kolbert
Elizabeth Kolbert2
: drained of emotional or intellectual vigor or vitality
Singer's utilitarianism is so dry and desiccated that it drains the drama from philosophy.—George F. Will
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The dummy was a mummy — the desiccated corpse of Elmer McCurdy.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Owens Lake was left desiccated after Los Angeles began tapping the eastern Sierra watershed for its own needs more than a century ago.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The meager pinches of ginger and garlic that went into the pot came desiccated, in jars.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The scene in question came from King's Quest III, where our hero Gwydion must acquire some exceptionally desiccated acorns to advance the plot.
—ArsTechnica, 17 May 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
Owens Lake was left desiccated after Los Angeles began tapping the eastern Sierra watershed for its own needs more than a century ago.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The meager pinches of ginger and garlic that went into the pot came desiccated, in jars.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The scene in question came from King's Quest III, where our hero Gwydion must acquire some exceptionally desiccated acorns to advance the plot.
—ArsTechnica, 17 May 2025
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“Desiccated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desiccated. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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