adjective / verb
dry
DRY/draɪ/
Lacking moisture or an expected flow.
A dry, folded towel lies beside a small damp patch.
Etymology
Old English dryge already described the absence of moisture. The selected meaning preserves that basic physical sense rather than a later figurative extension.
In context
this is not a plant though that you let get bone dry in the garden. Some of these conifers don't respond well to, you know, to that. They need to be have even moisture
More examples
- I dry the dishes with a clean towel.
- The paint dries faster with the windows open.
- Her dry reply reveals nothing about how she feels.
- The well runs dry during long droughts.
Forms
dry · dries · dried · drying · drier · driest
dryness noun — The condition of lacking moisture.
dryer noun — A machine that removes moisture.