bony
adjective/ˈbəʊni/
/ˈbəʊni/
(comparative bonier, superlative boniest)
- (of a person or part of the body) very thin so that the bones can be seen under the skin
- a bony hand
- a tall bony man
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- (of fish) full of small bones
- consisting of or like bone
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