bone-dry

adjective

Totally dry; without moisture.

Similar
dry as a bonebone drydry
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Meanings

adjectivebone-dry (not comparable)

alternative bone dry

  1. idiomaticnot comparableTotally dry; without moisture.

    Synonyms: dry as a bone

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTotally dry; without moisture.

Similar
dry as a bone

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivewithout a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone

Similar
bone drydry
Also see
dry as a bone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek κατάξηρος
  • κατάξηρος (katáxēros)totally dry
Bulgarian екстремно сух, безводен
  • екстремно сух (ekstremno suh)totally dry
  • безводен (bezvoden)totally dry
Czech suchý jako troud
  • suchý jako troudtotally dry
Dutch kurkdroog, beendroog
  • kurkdroogtotally dry
  • beendroogtotally dry
  • gortdroogtotally dry
Esperanto sekega
  • sekegatotally dry
Finnish rutikuiva
  • rutikuivatotally dry
German knochentrocken
  • knochentrockentotally dry
Greek κατάξερος
  • κατάξερος (katáxeros)totally dry
Hungarian csontszáraz
  • csontszáraztotally dry
Irish tirim sácráilte
  • tirim sácráiltetotally dry
Polish suchy jak wiór
  • suchy jak wiórtotally dry
Spanish más seco que el ojo de un tuerto
  • más seco que el ojo de un tuertototally dry
Swedish snustorr, torr som fnöske
  • snustorrtotally dry
  • torr som fnösketotally dry
  • peppartorrtotally dry
Cite this entry
APA

bone-dry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone-dry

MLA

“bone-dry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone-dry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bone-dry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bone-dry.

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