bony
adj/ˈbəʊni/UK/ˈboʊni/US
Etymology
From Middle English bony, equivalent to bone + -y.
- inherited from bony
Definitions
Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone
Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
Full of bones.
With little flesh
With little flesh; skinny, thin.
- That bony fellow could use a few hot dinners.
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Having prominent bones.
Initialism of Bank of New York.
The neighborhood
Derived
bonily, boniness, bony bream, bony fish, bony labyrinth, bonytail, infrabony, intrabony, nonbony, suprabony
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