Example : Old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars.
Dried-out boards beginning to split.

Synonyms : dried-out

Example : Dried beef.
Dried fruit.
Dehydrated eggs.
Shredded and desiccated coconut meat.

Synonyms : dehydrated, dried

Example : A technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata.
A desiccate romance.
A prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery.

Synonyms : arid, desiccate