bone-dry

adjective
UK: /ˌbəʊn ˈdraɪ/
US: /ˌboʊn ˈdraɪ/

  1. Completely dry; lacking any moisture.

    1. The desert air is bone-dry. [ ] [ ]
    2. After weeks without rain, the riverbed was bone-dry and cracked. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

arid desiccated parched
bone-dry verb

  1. To become completely dry.

    1. The clothes will be bone-dry soon. [ ] [ ]
    2. Let the wood sit out to get bone-dry before you start a fire. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "bone-dry" is /ˌbəʊn ˈdraɪ/ in British English and /ˌboʊn ˈdraɪ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "bone-dry": arid, desiccated, parched.

Example usage of "bone-dry": "The desert air is bone-dry.". More examples on the page.