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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

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