The Clue
Dried up (10 letter answer)
The Answer
DESICCATED
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Notes
The answer DESICCATED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DESICCATE as a verb:
1. (dehydrate, desiccate) = preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
2. (dehydrate, desiccate) = remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
3. (exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccate) = lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
DESICCATED as an adjective:
1. (desiccated, dried-out) = thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
2. (dried, dehydrated, desiccated) = preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
3. (arid, desiccate, desiccated) = lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo