Dry and Dead

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

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Dead is a synonym for dry in withered topic. In some cases you can use "Dead" instead an adjective "Dry".

Nearby Words: drying, dryer, dryish

Dead adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.

Usage example: the dead wastes of the far country to the west

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Dry is a synonym for dead in withered topic. Sometimes you can use "Dry" instead an adjective "Dead".

Nearby Word: deadly

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