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: very dry
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Then prop it up on its side until bone-dry to further guard against warping. Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 17 Sep. 2024 For some trees, that has meant evolving the capacity to resist droughts — to extract tremendous amounts of water from seemingly bone-dry soil — a bur oak, for example. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024 Fueled by bone-dry brush and days of extreme heat and winds, the fire prompted evacuations in a number of mountain hamlets, towns and resorts along Highway 2, with towering flames jumping across hillsides and canyons. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 The combination of extreme heat and bone-dry fuels created a dangerous situation for firefighters battling the out-of-control blaze. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bone-dry 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bone-dry was in the 15th century

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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone-dry. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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