bone-dry

An·na·ba-dry

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [an-nah-buh drahy]
- /ænˈnɑ bə draɪ/
- /bəʊn draɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-nah-buh drahy]
- /ænˈnɑ bə draɪ/

Definitions of bone-dry word

adjective bone-dry very dry. 1
adjective bone-dry very thirsty. 1
adjective bone-dry Slang. dry (def 17). 1
adjective bone-dry Ceramics. (of clay) thoroughly dried. 1
adjective bone-dry (Idiomatic) totally dry; without moisture. 0

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Origin of bone-dry

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Bone-dry

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bone-dry

bone-dry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for bone-dry

adj bone-dry

parched — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
arid — Arid land is so dry that very few plants can grow on it.
anhydrous — containing no water, esp no water of crystallization
moisture — condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
sunbaked — baked by exposure to the sun, as bricks.

All 8 Synonyms of bone-dry

Antonyms for bone-dry

adj bone-dry

damp — Something that is damp is slightly wet.
moist — moderately or slightly wet; damp.
wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.

All 3 Antonyms of bone-dry

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Synonyms for bone-dry

adj bone-dry

Antonyms for bone-dry

adj bone-dry

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