dry as dust
Boring beyond measure
Dry as dust describes something utterly lacking in interest or vitality—bone-dry, desiccated of anything engaging.
The phrase typically characterizes writing, lectures, or subjects that bore through their lifelessness: The professor's dry-as-dust delivery emptied the lecture hall by midterm.
A dry-as-dust accountant or archivist suggests someone drained of personality.
- sereDried and shriveled
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- boringFailing to engage interest
- dull as dishwaterExtremely uninteresting or boring
- aridDevoid of water
thirsty · dull · tedious · put to sleep · musty · monotonous · soporific · pedantic · academic · banal · stale · old hat · vapid · plain vanilla · unimaginative · uninspired · waterless · desiccated
- drynessarid, aridity, dehydrated, desiccated, desiccation
dry as dustriveting
Completely holding one's attention
gripping · fascinating · captivating · enthralling · spellbinding
dry as dustsoaking wet
Saturated with liquid
dripping wet · drenched · waterlogged · saturated · sodden
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