also bone-dry
If you say that something is ~, you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.
Now the river bed is ~.
ADJ emphasis
also bone-dry
If you say that something is ~, you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.
Now the river bed is ~.
ADJ emphasis
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012