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bone-dry

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Totally dry; without moisture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dry as a bone

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: екстремно сух (ekstremno suh) — totally dry
  • Bulgarian: безводен (bezvoden) — totally dry
  • Czech: suchý jako troud — totally dry
  • Dutch: kurkdroog — totally dry
  • Dutch: beendroog — totally dry
  • Dutch: gortdroog — totally dry
  • Esperanto: sekega — totally dry
  • Finnish: rutikuiva — totally dry
  • German: knochentrocken — totally dry
  • Greek: κατάξερος (katáxeros) — totally dry
  • Ancient Greek: κατάξηρος (katáxēros) — totally dry
  • Hungarian: csontszáraz — totally dry
  • Irish: tirim sácráilte — totally dry
  • Polish: suchy jak wiór — totally dry
  • Spanish: más seco que el ojo de un tuerto — totally dry
  • Swedish: snustorr — totally dry
  • Swedish: torr som fnöske — totally dry
  • Swedish: peppartorr — totally dry