bone-dry
adjective
(alsobone dry)uk/ˌbəʊnˈdraɪ/us/ˌboʊnˈdraɪ/bone-dryadjective(NO WATER)
verydry, with nowaterorliquidin, on, or around it:
Mybootskeptmyfeetbone-dryevenafter alongwalkthroughdeepsnow.
Theturkeywasovercookedandbonedry.
Bone-drytwigson thegroundcrackedunderourfeet.
with norainat all for alongperiodoftime:
Itrainedin someareaslastnight, but much of theregionhas beenbonedrysince lastMonday.
Gustingwindsand bone-dryconditionsposetheriskofforestfires.
- Mymouthwas bone-dry and mytonguefeltlikeleather.
- Thedroughtlastedthreeweeksandleftthe riverbeds andwellsbonedry.
- 95 millionyearsago, thisareaof the bone-dry Saharadesertwasapparentlyalushcoastalforest.
- Rain isduetofallafterweeksof bone-dryweather.
Dry weather, arid conditions & dryness
- aridity
- bone
- desertification
- desiccate
- dried
- drought
- dry(something)out
- drysomethingup
- dryness
- dust devil
- frazzled
- hyper-arid
- overdry
- parch
- parched
- sandstorm
- scorched
- subarid
- sun-baked
- ultra-dry
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Describing good weather
bone-dryadjective(HUMOUR)
approving
veryfunnyin a way that iscleverand notobvious:
Ourhostwas apleasuretotalkto — amasterstorytellerwith a bone-drywit.
Hersenseofhumouriswonderfulbut bone-dry, so somepeopledon't get it.
- Theactorbringshis bone-dryhumourandcasualcoolto therole.
Humour & humorous
- amusingly
- barrel
- blackly
- bring
- broadness
- bundle
- droll
- facetious
- hilarious
- joker
- jokester
- photobomb
- photobombing
- playfully
- playfulness
- priceless
- rib-tickling
- ridiculous
- scream
- uproarious
bone-dryadjective(SERIOUS)
veryseriousandperhapsnot veryinteresting:
Thescientificconferencewas anunusualmixof bone-drystatisticsand highdrama.
Don'texpectbone-dry,academicliteraturefrom thesewriters.
- Hercriticismsaresavage,evenif they areexpressedin the bone-dryproseof thesocialscientist.
- He waspresidingover a bone-drydiscussionabouthomeinsurance.
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- middle-aged
- slow
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- staleness
- stuffy
- tame
- turgid
- worthy
bone-dryadjective(WINE)
food & drinkspecialized
(ofwine) not at allsweet:
This bone-drywhiteisperfectforcreamyfishdishessuch assalmonmousse.
Thewinehas acrisp, bone-dryfinish.
- ThecodeZDmeansthewineis bone-dry.
- Thewineryisknownforitsbone-drywhiteswithelegantfruit.
Wines & winemaking
- -bodied
- ageworthy
- amontillado
- blender
- blush
- corkage
- fizz
- full-bodied
- grape
- hock
- jeroboam
- Lambrusco
- laysomethingdown
- plonk
- plummy
- spumante
- super-smooth
- table wine
- terroir
- ultra-dry