bone-dry

Definition of Bone-dry in English :

1. bone dry, bone-dry

without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone

Example Sentences:
'bone-dry leaves are a fire hazard'
'a drier to get the clothes bone dry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bone-dry

adjective

(bone-dry when prenominal)

containing no moisture whatsoever

The lake in the centre of the city is bone dry.

Now the river bed is bone dry.

a bone-dry well

adjective

informal

a.

completely dry

a bone-dry well

b.

(postpositive)

the well was bone dry

adjective Informal

1.

dry as a bone that has lain exposed to the air; very dry

2.

absolutely abstaining from, or prohibiting the use of, alcoholic drinks

adj.

Having no trace of moisture.