drier

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
noun an appliance that removes moisture
adjective free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).

'Remember it, will you, at a drier time?' — Two on a Tower, Thomas Hardy
The drier zones were overgrown with briars and young trees. — Wild Animals I Have Known, Ernest Thompson Seton
Also, we ain't gettin' no drier standin' here chewin' about it. — Desert Conquest; or, Precious Waters, A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm

desiccant, drying agent, siccative

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