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Adjective: bony (bonier,boniest)  bow-nee
  1. Composed of or containing bone
    "bony tissue";
    - osseous, osteal
     
  2. Having bones especially many or prominent bones
    "bony fish"; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"
     
  3. Being very thin; below a desirable or healthy weight
    "pale bony hands";
    - scraggy, scraggly, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy

Derived forms: bonier, boniest

See also: bone, boned, bonelike, lean, meager [N. Amer], meagre [Brit, Cdn], osteoid, strong-boned, thin

Encyclopedia: Bony, Aisne