bony
adjUK /ˈbəʊni/ · US /ˈboʊni/
Etymology From Middle English bony, equivalent to bone + -y.
1
Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
2
Full of bones.
3
With little flesh; skinny, thin.
- That bony fellow could use a few hot dinners.
4
Having prominent bones.
- Derived terms
- bonily, boniness, bony bream, bony fish, bony labyrinth, bonytail, infrabony, intrabony, nonbony, suprabony