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View synonyms for bone-dry

bone-dry

[bohn-drahy]

adjective

  1. very dry.

  2. very thirsty.

  3. Slang.,  dry.

  4. Ceramics.,  (of clay) thoroughly dried. dry.

bone-dry

adjective

  1. informal

    1. completely dry

      a bone-dry well

    2. ( postpositive )

      the well was bone dry

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bone-dry1

First recorded in 1815–25

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