Dry

Synonyms Parched, withered, wilted, crisp, brittle, desiccated, sapless, hard, dried out, old, past its sell-by date, dried, shrivelled, wizened, crispy, dehydrated, sun-baked, juiceless, hardened, stale, past its best, and off.

Synonyms Arid, scorched, burned, torrid, sizzling, waterless, rainless, desiccated, as dry as a bone, as dry as dust, torrefied, parched, baked, dried up/out, hot, burning, moistureless, dehydrated, thirsty, bone dry, and droughty.

Synonyms Thirsty, longing for a drink, gasping, thirst-provoking, strenuous, heavy, exhausting, dehydrated, parched, thirst-making, hot, arduous, and tiring.

Synonyms Bare, basic, stark, bald, hard, unadorned, dull, boring, tedious, wearisome, monotonous, arid, sterile, bland, lacklustre, colourless, prosaic, humdrum, commonplace, quotidian, vapid, leaden, deadly, dreich, simple, fundamental, naked, cold, straightforward, unembellished, uninteresting, unexciting, tiresome, dreary, dry as dust, unimaginative, flat, insipid, stodgy, lifeless, run-of-the-mill, mundane, workaday, routine, stiff, wooden, and samey.

Synonyms Unemotional, undemonstrative, cool, clinical, emotionless, reserved, distant, impersonal, stiff, wooden, indifferent, impassive, cold, passionless, aloof, remote, restrained, formal, rigid, and starchy.

Synonyms Wry, low-key, sly, deadpan, poker-faced, sardonic, cynical, biting, mocking, droll, sarky, subtle, laconic, sharp, straight-faced, ironic, sarcastic, mordant, satirical, scoffing, and waggish.

Synonyms Prohibitionist, alcohol-free, abstinent, sober, straight, teetotal, non-drinking, clean, and on the wagon.

Synonyms Crisp, piquant, tart, sharp, not sweet, and bitter.

Synonyms Monetarist, right-wing, supply-side, arch-conservative, reactionary, and true-blue.

Synonyms Monetarist, right-winger, supply-sider, arch-conservative, and reactionary.