·superl Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.
II. Dry ·superl Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.
III. Dry ·vi To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.
IV. Dry ·superl Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.
V. Dry ·superl Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain.
VI. Dry ·vi To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or juice; as, the road dries rapidly.
VII. Dry ·superl Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.
VIII. Dry ·vi To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled;
— said of moisture, or a liquid;
— sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up.
IX. Dry ·superl Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry gangrene; dry catarrh.
X. Dry ·superl Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone or manner; dry wit.
XI. Dry ·superl Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and of easy transition in coloring.
XII. Dry ·adj To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any kind, and by any means; to Exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet cloth; to dry hay.
XIII. Dry ·superl Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind;
— said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.