单词	bony
释义	bony adjective ˈbō-nē  variants or less commonly boney bonier; boniest 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 lean lithe skinny slender slim spare svelte thin See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a bony piece of fish that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved Recent Examples on the Web One particularly exciting aspect of the Wyoming fossil is a bony protuberance over its eye sockets, which is not a feature seen in nocturnal birds. Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 25 May 2022 The bony giant, which retailed for $300, turned heads for its extravagant physique this past Halloween. Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 27 Mar. 2021 Echinoderms lie just outside the vertebrate family tree and are probably the closest non-bony relatives of animals with backbones. Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 3 Dec. 2020 Its bony external plates, or scutes, were scattered in and around the barrel in which crew members had stored their bounty. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2020 When looking at your own ankle, it’s that rounded bony protrusion that sticks out a little bit above your shoe. Colin Hoobler, oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2020 To find the bony shards of antiquity, Sharpe and colleagues suspended soil samples from their excavations in water. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2020 Trout in bony rivers are wary, so stealthy wading and presentations are key. Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 31 July 2020 Ear buds sit in the outer, soft part of the canal, and some also go slightly into the bony part. Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing bony bony fish bony fish Kids Definition bony adjective ˈbō-nē  bonier; boniest 1 : of or relating to bone a bony growth 2 : like bone especially in hardness bony material 3 : having bones and especially large or noticeable bones a bony fish bony hands 4 : very thin He is tall and bony. Medical Definition bony adjective variants also boney ˈbō-nē  bonier; boniest : consisting of or resembling bone bony prominences of the skull bony adjective variants also boney 1 as in thin having a noticeably small amount of body fat that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance thin slender skinny lean skeletal haggard gaunt lithe slim svelte pinched fatless angular trim spare scrawny wiry willowy spindly sinewy lanky slight stringy rawboned lank weedy scraggy reedy emaciated twiggy cadaverous anorexic sylphlike wizened anorectic puny waspish clean-limbed rangy wasted meager spindling anoretic meagre Antonyms & Near Antonyms fleshy fat plump chubby corpulent rotund gross obese overweight thick tubby stocky bulky portly chunky beefy heavy stout thickset weighty heavyset burly brawny pudgy stubby husky dumpy squat flabby paunchy potbellied soft buxom round zaftig full roly-poly hippy zoftig See More 2 as in barren producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation bony hills from which sheepherders eked out a meager existence Synonyms & Similar Words barren desolate poor bleak impoverished waste hardscrabble stark desert unfertile dry unproductive dead infertile lifeless sear inhospitable thirsty drained exhausted uncultivable enfeebled arid reduced debilitated untillable dried-up droughty spent sere depleted sunbaked diminished waterless dehydrated baked expended rainless used up parched consumed lessened bankrupted Antonyms & Near Antonyms fertile rich luxuriant lush productive fruitful green arable verdant tillable sylvan See More
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