staubtrocken
Translation
bone-dry, dry as dust, arid
Examples
Die Erde im Garten ist staubtrocken.
The earth in the garden is bone-dry.
Sein Humor ist staubtrocken.
His humour is bone-dry.
Der Kuchen ist leider staubtrocken.
Unfortunately, the cake is dry as dust.
Grammar Patterns
to be staubtrocken to be bone-dry The cake is staubtrocken.
Similar Words
Synonyms: knochentrocken (bone-dry), furztrocken (very dry, informal); Antonyms: feucht (damp), nass (wet)
Etymology
A compound of 'Staub' (dust) and 'trocken' (dry). Literally 'dust-dry'.
Memory Tips
Imagine something so dry that if you touch it, it turns to 'Staub' (dust).