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Bony

//ˈbəʊni// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
  2. 2
    Full of bones.
  3. 3
    With little flesh; skinny, thin.

    "That bony fellow could use a few hot dinners."

  4. 4
    Having prominent bones.
Adjective
  1. 1
    having bones especially many or prominent bones wordnet
  2. 2
    being very thin wordnet
  3. 3
    composed of or containing bone wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Bank of New York. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

From Middle English bony, equivalent to bone + -y.

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