dry
/draɪ/ adjective (drier, driest, dryer, dryest)Definition
NOT WET › Something that is dry does not have water or liquid in it or on its surface: dry paint Is your hair dry yet?
NO RAIN › with no or not much rain: a dry summer
HAIR/SKIN › Dry skin or hair does not feel soft or smooth: My lips feel really dry.
WINE › Dry wine is not sweet.
BORING › If a book, talk, or subject is dry, it is not interesting.
FUNNY › saying something in a serious way but trying to be funny: a dry sense of humour
dryness /ˈdraɪnəs/ noun [U] (Definition of dry adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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