Dry
Dry adjective - Free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet.
Usage example: dry clothes
Withered is a synonym for dry in moth-eaten topic. In some cases you can use "Withered" instead an adjective "Dry", when it comes to topics like dried, parched.
Withered
Withered adjective - (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture.
Usage example: withered vines
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Synonyms for Withered
Dry is a synonym for withered in characteristic topic. You can use "Dry" instead an adjective "Withered", if it concerns topics such as moth-eaten.
Nearby Word: withering
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Over time a vampire of this type will gradually rot until they are a dry, withered husk, but this won't really slow them down much.
- Until you remember that most Demons of the lower realms want to suck out your soul and leave you as a dry, withered husk.
Source: Literature / Whateley Universe
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