Meanings
adjectivebone dry (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative form of bone-dry.
When I went out to water my garden, the soil was bone dry. No wonder plants were drooping.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
bone dry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20dry
MLA
“bone dry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20dry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bone dry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone%20dry.
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