dried-up vs sear

dried-up and sear both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dried-up	No	Yes	No	No
sear	No	Yes	Yes	No

As adjectives, dried-up and sear are synonyms defined as:

dried-up and sear: (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Other synonyms of dried-up include sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered.

dried-up (adjective)	sear (adjective)
depleted of water	(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

dried-up (verb)	sear (verb)
	make very hot and dry
	burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
	cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
	become superficially burned