Raw-boned

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not plump or muscular; thin so that the outline of bones may be seen; gaunt.

    "A young nurse, a big raw-boned country lass, plodder her way down to the building."

Synonyms

All synonyms
bare-boned

Example

More examples

"A young nurse, a big raw-boned country lass, plodder her way down to the building."

More for "raw-boned"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.