"driest" in the adjective sense
1. dry
free from liquid or moisture lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water or no longer wet
"dry land"
"dry clothes"
"a dry climate"
"dry splintery boards"
"a dry river bed"
"the paint is dry"
2. dry, ironic, ironical, wry
humorously sarcastic or mocking
"dry humor"
"an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"
"an ironic novel"
"an ironical smile"
"with a wry Scottish wit"
3. dry
lacking moisture or volatile components
"dry paint"
4. dry
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages
"the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"
"a dry state"
5. dry
not producing milk
"a dry cow"
6. dry
of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation
"a dry white burgundy"
"a dry Bordeaux"
7. dry
without a mucous or watery discharge a small child with a dry nose"
"a dry cough"
"that rare thing in the wintertime
8. dry
not shedding tears
"dry sobs"
"with dry eyes"
9. dry, juiceless
lacking interest or stimulation dull and lifeless
"a dry book"
"a dry lecture filled with trivial details"
"dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
10. dry
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones
"dry weight"
11. dry
unproductive especially of the expected results
"a dry run"
"a mind dry of new ideas"
12. dry
having no adornment or coloration
"dry facts"
"rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
13. dry
of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
"dry toast"
"dry meat"
14. dry
having a large proportion of strong liquor
"a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
15. dry
lacking warmth or emotional involvement
"a dry greeting"
"a dry reading of the lines"
"a dry critique"
16. dry, teetotal
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages I happen to be teetotal"
"he's been dry for ten years"
"no thank you
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