dry

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Not wet; having no water or moisture.

   The towels are finally dry after hanging in the sun.

2. 2
   adj

   Funny in a quiet, clever way that seems serious.

   I love his dry sense of humor.

3. 3
   adj

   Boring because there is nothing interesting or lively about it.

   The lecture was so dry that half the class fell asleep.

4. 4
   adj

   Not drinking any alcohol.

   He's been dry for ten years now.

Common collocations

• dry land Adjective + noun
• dry mouth Adjective + noun
• dry summer Adjective + noun
• dry ice Adjective + noun
• dry throat Adjective + noun

Adjective and noun from Middle English drye, dryge, drüȝe, from Old English drȳġe (“dry; parched, withered”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūgī, *draugī, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz, *draugiz (“dry, hard”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). The verb derives from Middle English drien, from Old English drȳġan (“to dry”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūgijan, from Proto-Germanic *drūgiz (“hard, desiccated, dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“strong, hard, solid”). cognates and related terms Cognate with Scots dry, drey (“dry”),…

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