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desiccated
adjective /ˈdes.ɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
/-t̬ɪd/ Definition
› dried: 100 g of desiccated coconutDry weather, arid conditions and dryness › disapproving not interesting or completely without imagination: All the party seems to have to offer is the same desiccated old ideas.Tedious and uninspiring
(Definition of desiccated adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Tedious and uninspiring
Synonyms and related words:
- anonymous adjective
- banal adjective
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland adjective
- boring adjective
- colourless adjective (BORING)
- earthbound adjective
- leaden adjective (WITHOUT ENERGY)
- menial adjective
- middle-aged adjective
- mind-numbing adjective
- monochrome adjective (BORING)
- monotonous adjective
- pallid adjective
- spinach adjective
- staid adjective
- stale adjective
- stodgy adjective (BORING)
- tedious adjective
- turgid adjective (TOO SERIOUS)
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