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bony
bony - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
bony
Definition
(adj) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Synonyms
:
cadaverous
,
emaciated
,
gaunt
,
haggard
,
pinched
,
skeletal
,
wasted
Example Sentence
emaciated bony hands
a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
eyes were haggard and cavernous
small pinched faces
kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
Definition
(adj) composed of or containing bone
Synonyms
:
osseous
,
osteal
Example Sentence
osseous tissue
Definition
(adj) having bones especially many or prominent bones
Synonyms
:
boney
Example Sentence
a bony shad fillet
her bony wrist
bony fish
Word used in video below:
text: no i'm stuck you're stuck in a bony bush
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