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dry as dust

dry as dust adjective: very dull or boring.

Adjective

dry as dust (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very dull or boring.

Questions about dry as dust

What does dry as dust mean?
Dry as dust means very dull or boring.
What part of speech is dry as dust?
Dry as dust is an adjective.

Words near dry as dust in the dictionary

  1. dry as a bone
  2. dry as a dead dingo's donga
  3. dry as a dead dingo's donger
  4. dry as a nun's cunt
  5. dry as a nun's nasty
  6. dry as dust
  7. dry bar
  8. dry bars
  9. dry bay
  10. dry bays
  11. dry bean

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