Adjective: bony (bonier,boniest) bow-nee
- Composed of or containing bone
"bony tissue";
- osseous, osteal
- Having bones especially many or prominent bones
"bony fish"; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"
- 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