• a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages
• remove the moisture from and make Dry; "Dry clothes"; "Dry hair"
• become Dry or drier; "The launDry dries in the sun"
• practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he''s been Dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal"
• lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a Dry greeting"; "a Dry reading of the lines"; "a Dry critique"
• having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very Dry martini is almost straight gin"
• without a mucous or watery discharge; "a Dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a Dry nose"
• humorously sarcastic or mocking; "Dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit"
• suffering from fluid deprivation; "his mouth was Dry"
• (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "Dry toast"; "Dry meat"
• having no adornment or coloration; "Dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a Dry mechanical manner"
• unproductive especially of the expected results; "a Dry run"; "a mind Dry of new ideas"
• used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "Dry weight"
• lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a Dry book"; "a Dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown
• (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a Dry white burgundy"
• not shedding tears; "Dry sobs"; "with Dry eyes"
• free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "Dry land"; "Dry clothes"; "a Dry climate"; "Dry splintery boards"; "a Dry river bed"; "the paint is Dry"
• not producing milk; "a Dry cow"
• opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the Dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a Dry state"

'Dry' in other languages