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Dictionary: bone-dry   (bōn'drī')
adj.
Having no trace of moisture.


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adjective

    Having little or no liquid or moisture: anhydrous, arid, dry, moistureless, sere, waterless. See dry/wet.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone
  Synonym: bone dry


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - knastør

Nederlands (Dutch)
kurkdroog

Français (French)
adj. - très sec

Deutsch (German)
adj. - knochentrocken

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατάξερος

Italiano (Italian)
secchissimo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - completamente seco

Русский (Russian)
совершенно сухой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - completamente seco, deshidratado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - snustorr, uttorkad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
极干的, 极渴的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 極乾的, 極渴的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 말라빠진, 절대 금주의, 뉘앙스가 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 干からびた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناشف كالحطب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יבש כעצם‬


 
 
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