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bony

('b/oU/n/i/ )

adjective (a)

composed of or containing bone(adj.pert)

Synonym:
osseous, osteal

source: wordnet30
having bones especially many or prominent bones(adj.all)

Example:
A bony shad fillet.
Her bony wrist.
Bony fish.

Synonym:
boney
Antonym:
boneless

source: wordnet30
Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.(adjective)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold(adj.all)

Example:
Emaciated bony hands.

Synonym:
cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted

source: wordnet30

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