Adjectives

(s)arid, waterlesslacking sufficient water or rainfall“an arid climate”, “a waterless well”, “miles of waterless country to cross”
(s)arid, desiccate, desiccatedlacking 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)