des·ic·cat·ed
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Definition of desiccated
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 … when visitors come to the lab he likes to show them his collection of curiosities, which includes a desiccated octopus.— Elizabeth Kolbert
2
: 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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“Desiccated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desiccated. Accessed 13 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of desiccated was in 1670
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