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    bony
    /ˈbəʊni/

    adjective

    • 1. of or like bone: "the bony plates that protect turtles and tortoises"

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  2. BONY definition: 1. very thin, so that the bones show under the skin: 2. made of bone or a substance like bone: 3…. Learn more.

  3. 1. a. : consisting of bone. b. : resembling bone. 2. a. : full of bones. a bony piece of fish. b. : having prominent bones. a rugged bony face. 3. a. : skinny, scrawny. b. : barren, lean. Synonyms. fatless.

  4. resembling or consisting of bone or bones. having many bones. having prominent bones. bony cheeks. thin or emaciated. a bony old woman. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈboniness, noun. Discover More. Other Words From. bon i·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of bony 1.

  5. Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones. ...an old man with a bony face and white hair. He poked a long bony finger in Billy's chest. Synonyms: thin, lean, skinny, angular More Synonyms of bony.

  6. BONY meaning: 1. very thin, so that the bones show under the skin: 2. made of bone or a substance like bone: 3…. Learn more.

  7. Someone who's bony is very thin. Your cat may have been plump when he was young, and become bony as he got older. If you're so skinny that your bones are prominent, your friends might call you bony and encourage you to eat more. Another way to use the adjective bony is to mean "like bone" or "containing bone."

  8. consisting of or like bone. See bony in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: bony. Definition of bony adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. 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. 4. a. Having prominent or protruding bones: a bony wrist. b. Lean; scrawny. bon′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  10. BONY definition: very thin, so that you can see or feel bones: . Learn more.

  11. bony meaning, definition, what is bony: someone or part of their body that is bo...: Learn more.