Bone-dry

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Totally dry; without moisture. idiomatic, not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone wordnet

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anhydrousaridbone drydesertdrydry as a bone

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"Libya enjoys a Mediterranean climate near the coast, but inland lies a bone-dry, sandy desert. Only about 1 percent of Libya’s land is arable, and only a fraction of that land supports permanent crops. The sandy desert provides plentiful material for dust storms."

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