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| —adj , bonier, boniest | |
| 1. | resembling or consisting of bone or bones |
| 2. | having many bones |
| 3. | having prominent bones: bony cheeks |
| 4. | thin or emaciated: a bony old woman |
| 'boniness | |
| —n | |
| bony (ˈbəʊnɪ) | |
| —adj , bonier, boniest | |
| 1. | resembling or consisting of bone or bones |
| 2. | having many bones |
| 3. | having prominent bones: bony cheeks |
| 4. | thin or emaciated: a bony old woman |
| 'boniness | |
| —n | |
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bony bon·y or bon·ey (bō'nē)
adj. bon·i·er or bon·ey·er, bon·i·est or bon·ey·est
Of, relating to, resembling, or consisting of bone.
Having an internal skeleton of bones.
Having prominent or protruding bones.
Lean; scrawny.
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