Dry and Fried

Dry

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

Fried is an antonym for dry.

Nearby Words: drying, dryer, dryish

Fried

Fried adjective - Being under the influence of alcohol.
Usage example: grew up in a family in which Dad got fried on every weekend and holiday

Dry is an antonym for fried.

Nearby Words: fry, frier

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / The Blues Brothers Something Only They Would Say: Matt knows Jake and Elwood by their food orders: four fried chickens and a Coke for Jake, and dry white toast for Elwood.
  • Fat and Skinny Perhaps explained by their Trademark Favorite Foods; Jake's "four fried chickens" (yes, whole ones) and Elwood's "dry white toast".
  • Film / The Blues Brothers The cook, one of their former bandmates, recognizes the order (dry white toast for Elwood, four fried chickens and a Coke for Jake) and goes out front to greet them.
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