ˈæ.ɹɪd ˈæ.ɹɪd ˈdɛsɪkeɪt ˈdɛsɪkeɪt ˈdɛsɪkət ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd 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 lacking sufficient water or rainfall an arid climate a waterless well miles of waterless country to cross