Meaning of bony in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈboʊni/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   bony

   Definitions

   1. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

   Examples

   • « emaciated bony hands »
   • « a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys »
   • « eyes were haggard and cavernous »
   • « small pinched faces »
   • « kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration »

   Synonyms

   • thin
   • lean

2. Qualitative Adjective

   bony

   Definitions

   1. composed of or containing bone

   Examples

   • « osseous tissue »
3. 2. having bones especially many or prominent bones

   Examples

   • « a bony shad fillet »
   • « her bony wrist »

   Synonyms

   • bone
   • boned
   • bonelike
   • strong-boned

   Antonyms

   • boneless