Opposite of sweet; somewhat subjective in that tasters may perceive sweetness to varying degree
having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
high and dry: see high home and dry: see home. adj. dry lake dry cleaning dry ice dry rot Dry Tortugas National Park
If someone has dry eyes, there are no tears in their eyes; often used with negatives or in contexts where you are expressing surprise that they are not crying. There were few dry eyes in the house when I finished moist
disapproval If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left. He's just milking the company dry
If you say that your skin or hair is dry, you mean that it is less oily than, or not as soft as, normal. Nothing looks worse than dry, cracked lips greasy + dryness dry·ness Dryness of the skin can also be caused by living in centrally heated homes and offices
A dry place or climate is one that gets very little rainfall. a hot, dry climate where the sun is shining all the time. = arid wet + dryness dry·ness He was advised to spend time in the warmth and dryness of Italy