Ancient and Dry

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Ancient adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.

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Dry and ancient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dry" instead an adjective "Ancient".

Nearby Word: anciently

Dry adjective - Marked by little or no precipitation or humidity.

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Ancient and dry are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancient" instead an adjective "Dry".

Nearby Words: drying, dryer, dryish

And as I cling to his neck, I will whisper in that dry and ancient ear: Here I am.

Source: Don't Fear the Reaper
The X-Files, "Darkness Falls": loggers accidentally release an ancient swarm of killer insects, who wrap the loggers in cocoons and drain them dry.

Source: Tentative Light
They stop in the middle of their fight to shampoo and blow-dry their hair back into its proper shape — in ancient China.

Source: Hair Reboot

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