bony, adj.
(bonier, boniest)
freq. cnt. 2
(bonier, boniest)
freq. cnt. 2
being very thin
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
boney bony scraggly scraggy scrawny skinny underweight weedy
sample sentences
"a child with skinny freckled legs""a long scrawny neck"
"pale bony hands"
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having bones especially many or prominent bones
<adj.all>
boney bony
sample sentences
"a bony shad fillet""her bony wrist"
"bony fish"
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composed of or containing bone
<adj.pert> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
bony osseous osteal