| English adjective: boney | |||
| 1. | boney having bones especially many or prominent bones | ||
| Samples | A bony shad fillet. Her bony wrist. Bony fish. | ||
| Synonyms | bony | ||
| Similar | bone, boned, bonelike, strong-boned | ||
| Antonyms | boneless | ||
| 2. | boney being very thin | ||
| Samples | A child with skinny freckled legs. A long scrawny neck. | ||
| Synonyms | scraggy, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy | ||
| Similar | lean, thin | ||
| Antonyms | fat | ||