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bon⋅y

  [boh-nee]
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–adjective, bon⋅i⋅er, bon⋅i⋅est.
1. of or like bone.
2. full of bones.
3. having prominent bones; big-boned.
4. skinny; emaciated.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME boni. See bone1 , -y 1

Related forms:
bon⋅i⋅ness, noun
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bon·y or bon·ey   (bō'nē)   
adj.   bon·i·er or bon·ey·er, bon·i·est or bon·ey·est
  1. Of, relating to, resembling, or consisting of bone.
  2. Having an internal skeleton of bones.
  3. Full of bones: a bony fillet of fish.
    1. Having prominent or protruding bones: a bony wrist.
    2. Lean; scrawny.
bon'i·ness n.
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Bony

Bon"y\, a. 1. Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.

2. Having large or prominent bones.

Bony fish (Zo["o]l.), the menhaden.

Bony pike (Zo["o]l.), the gar pike (Lepidosteus).
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Language Translation for : bony
Spanish: huesudo,
German: knochenartige,
Japanese: 骨のような
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Main Entry: bony
Variant: also bon·ey /'bO-nE/
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: bon·i·er;-est
: consisting of or resembling bone <bony prominences of the skull>
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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

  1. Of, relating to, resembling, or consisting of bone.
  2. Having an internal skeleton of bones.
  3. Having prominent or protruding bones.
  4. Lean; scrawny.

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