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des·ic·cat·ed | \ ˈde-si-ˌkā-təd 
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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
adjectiveEnglish Language Learners Definition of desiccated
technical : having had the water removed
formal : very dry
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The first known use of desiccated was in 1670
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