un dried

dried

[drahyd]
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dry.

Related forms
half-dried, adjective
un·dried, adjective
well-dried, adjective
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dried (draɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
the past tense and past participle of dry

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Word Origin & History

dry
O.E. dryge (adj.), drygan (v.), from P.Gmc. *draugiz. Of humor, 1540s; of places prohibiting alcoholic drink, 1870 (but dry feast, one at which no liquor is served, is from late 15c.). Related: Dried; drily. Of the two noun spellings, drier is the older (1520s), while dryer (1874) was first used of machines.
Dry goods (1708) were those measured out in dry, not liquid, measure. Dry land (that not under the sea) is from early 13c. Dry out in the drug addiction sense is from 1967. Dry up "stop talking" is 1853.
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Slang Dictionary

dry definition


  1. mod.
    sober; no longer alcohol intoxicated. : How long will Ernie stay dry, do you think?
  2. n.
    a prohibitionist; an abstainer from alcohol. : The drys are in an increasing majority.
  3. mod.
    having to do with a region where alcoholic beverages cannot be purchased. (Compare this with wet.) : Some small towns are dry, but not many.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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