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 | ||