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bony

DEFINITIONS OF: bony

1

adj composed of or containing bone

Synonyms:
osseous, osteal

adj having bones especially many or prominent bones

“a bony shad fillet”
“her bony wrist”
“bony fish”
Synonyms:
boney
bone
consisting of or made up of bone
boned
having bones as specified
bonelike
resembling bone
strong-boned
having strong bones
Antonyms:
boneless
being without a bone or bones
boned, deboned
having had the bones removed
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adj very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

“emaciated bony hands”
Synonyms:
cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted
lean, thin
lacking excess flesh
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