My throat was bone-dry.
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Bone-dry
Synonyms for "bone-dry" (19 found)
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6 entriesbone-dry climatebone-dry deliverybone-dry prosebone-dry soilbone-dry tonebone-dry weather
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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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