Bone-dry (4 letters)

{ Answer }

SERE

{ Related Clues }

Desertlike
Desiccated
Dry
Parched
Scorched
Shriveled
Withered
Devoid of moisture
Dried up
Like the Gobi
Sun-baked
Vowel point
Wizened up
Decidedly not marshy

{ Tags }

arid, bone, desertlike, desiccated, dried, drought, dry, dust, evenings, leaves, like, out, parched, roma, saharan, sere, sun, up, very, withered, wizened

{ Notes }

The answer SERE is very common and appears about once every 46.3 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SERE as an adjective:

1. (dried-up, sere, sear, shriveled, shrivelled, withered) = (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines"