Difference between Dry and Adust

What is the difference between Dry and Adust?

Dry as an adjective is free from liquid or moisture. while Adust as an adjective is burnt or having a scorched color.

Dry

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lose moisture. To remove moisture from.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Free from liquid or moisture. Free of water in any state; anhydrous Maintaining temperance; void or abstinent from alcoholic beverages. Of an alcoholic drink that is not sweet, and /or has a high alcohol content. Subtly humorous. Not working with chemical or biological matter, but, rather, doing computations.

Example sentence: Beware the tyranny of the weak. They just suck you dry.

Adust

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Burnt or having a scorched color.Filled with glum.

We hope you now know whether to use Dry or Adust in your sentence.

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