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bone-dry
[ bohn-drahy ]
/ ˈboʊnˈdraɪ /
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adjective
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Origin of bone-dry
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby bone-dry
bone china, bone conduction, bone-crushing, boned, bone density, bone-dry, bone earth, bone felon, bonefish, bonehead, bone idle
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How to use bone-dry in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bone-dry
bone-dry
adjective
informal
- completely drya bone-dry well
- (postpositive)the well was bone dry
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