2. a shampoo for dry hair
cough
3. that does not produce any phlegm (= the thick liquid that forms in the nose and throat)a dry hacking cough
bread
4. eaten on its own without any butter, jam, etc.Breakfast consisted of dry bread and a cup of tea.
wine
5. not sweet a crisp dry white wine a dry sherryThis wine is too dry for me.
OPPOSITE sweethumour
6. (approving) very clever and expressed in a quiet way that is not obvious; often using irony He was a man of few words with a delightful dry sense of humour.
without emotion
7. not showing emotion a dry voice
boring
8. not interesting Government reports tend to make dry reading.
without alcohol