Senses
干巴巴/ 乾巴巴 dry
dry and parched; dried out and hard; withered and skinny
干巴巴/ 乾巴巴 dull
dull and uninteresting; insipid or lacking in style, usually describing speech or writing
干巴巴/ 乾巴巴 outright
(colloquial) directly or without further ado; bluntly