bony adj
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bony — also bon·ey bō nē adj, bon·i·er; est consisting of or resembling bone <bony prominences of the skull> … Medical dictionary
bony — adj. Bony is used with these nouns: ↑arm, ↑finger, ↑frame, ↑hand, ↑knee, ↑shoulder, ↑wrist … Collocations dictionary
bony — [bō′nē] adj. bonier, boniest 1. of or like bone 2. having many bones 3. having large or protruding bones 4. thin; emaciated … English World dictionary
bony — adj. (bonier, boniest) 1 (of a person) thin with prominent bones. 2 having many bones. 3 of or like bone. 4 (of a fish) having bones rather than cartilage. Derivatives: boniness n … Useful english dictionary
bony — [[t]bo͟ʊni[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones. ...an old man with a bony face and white hair... He poked a… … English dictionary
bony — bon|y [ˈbəuni US ˈbou ] adj 1.) someone or part of their body that is bony is very thin ▪ She had a bony intelligent face. ▪ He was tall and bony. 2.) bony meat or fish contains a lot of small bones 3.) a part of an animal that is bony consists… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bony — [ˈbəʊni] adj a bony part of the body is so thin that the shape of the bones can be seen bony fingers[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bony — boniness, n. /boh nee/, adj., bonier, boniest. 1. of or like bone. 2. full of bones. 3. having prominent bones; big boned. 4. skinny; emaciated. [1350 1400; ME boni. See BONE1, Y1] * * * … Universalium
bony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. skeletal, stiff; osseous; lank, lean. See hardness, narrowness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Of or like bone] Syn. skeletal, anatomical, osseous, ossified, formative, cartilaginous, horny, hard,… … English dictionary for students
bony — bon·y || bəʊnɪ adj. osseous, sclerous; thin, gaunt … English contemporary dictionary
