sec

Meaning

Adj

1. dry
2. dried, having had its moisture evaporated
3. lean, thin, skinny
4. dry, unsweetened, not sweet, bitter
5. curt

Noun

something that is dry

Adv

sharply, abruptly, quickly, swiftly, briskly

Concepts

dry

arid

dried

dry out

sear

dead

very dry

curt

pert

chilly

cold

cool

dry taste

bald

harsh

stiff

become

dry up

dried up

blasted

teetotal

ironic

ironical

wry

juiceless

waterless

dried-up

sere

shriveled

shrivelled

withered

prohibitionist

xerotes

dryness

waterlessness

parched

ripped

stony

neat

sec

c

C.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛk/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French sec, from Latin siccus (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.