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English adjective: bony | |||
| 1. | bony very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold | ||
| Samples | 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 | cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted | ||
| Similar | lean, thin | ||
| Antonyms | fat | ||
| 2. | bony composed of or containing bone | ||
| Samples | Osseous tissue. | ||
| Synonyms | osseous, osteal | ||
| 3. | bony having bones especially many or prominent bones | ||
| Samples | A bony shad fillet. Her bony wrist. Bony fish. | ||
| Synonyms | boney | ||
| Similar | bone, boned, bonelike, strong-boned | ||
| Antonyms | boneless | ||
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