1. tediously dull; lacking interest or liveliness; excessively dry in style or manner
Usage: often used to describe writing, lectures, or academic work; somewhat literary or formal

1. a person who writes or speaks in a tediously dull manner; a pedantic or unimaginative scholar
Usage: often capitalized as a proper name in literary contexts; somewhat archaic or literary

Examples

• The professor's dryasdust lectures put most students to sleep.
• His dryasdust writing style made even interesting topics seem boring.
• The historical account was criticized for being dryasdust and lacking narrative flair.
• She complained that the textbook was written in a dryasdust manner.
• The old scholar was known as a dryasdust who cared only about obscure details.
• His dryasdust approach to teaching failed to inspire any enthusiasm in his students.