bony
About 4.28 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
- adjective Full of bones.
- adjective With little flesh; skinny, thin.
That bony fellow could use a few hot dinners.
- adjective Having prominent bones.
Similar words
osseous bonelike bone osteal boney skeletal cadaverous boned pinched thin
Often followed by
fishes and structure prominences structures plates fish hand fingers hands
Word family
boney bonier boniest
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