adjective

dried

dried

She added dried herbs to the soup.

She added dried herbs to the soup.

Dried flowers can be very beautiful.

Dried flowers can be very beautiful.

dried + ((noun)) preserved by removing moisture She added dried herbs to the soup.

Synonyms: dehydrated, desiccated; Antonyms: fresh, wet, moist

From the verb 'to dry', from Old English 'drȳge' (dry). The '-ed' suffix indicates a past participle used as an adjective.

Something that is 'dried' has had all the water removed, so it is 'dry'.

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