dry as a bone vs stark

dry as a bone

adj

  • completely dry; totally dry 

stark

adj

  • Plain in appearance; barren, desolate. 

  • Naked. 

  • Complete, absolute, full. 

  • Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather). 

  • Stiff, rigid. 

adv

  • starkly; entirely, absolutely 

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