Difference between Waterless and Dry

What is the difference between Waterless and Dry?

Waterless as an adjective is dry, arid, lacking water. while Dry as an adjective is free from liquid or moisture.

Waterless

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Dry, arid, lacking water. Not requiring water.

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; anhydrousMaintaining 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: But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, to dry one's eyes and laugh at a fall, and baffled, get up and begin again.

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

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