bone dry

/boʊn draɪ/
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Definitions of bone dry
  1. adjective
    without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
    “a drier to get the clothes bone dry”
    synonyms: bone-dry
    dry
    free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
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