desiccated
adjective
[ ˈdɛsɪkeɪtɪd ]
• having had all moisture removed; dried out.
• "the withered, desiccated landscape"
• lacking vitality or interest.
• "a desiccated history of ideas"
desiccate
verb
• remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.
• "both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun"
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin desiccat- ‘made thoroughly dry’, from the verb desiccare .
