sear vs dried-up

sear and dried-up both are adjectives.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of sear include sere, shriveled, shrivelled, withered.

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

sear (verb)	dried-up (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