bonyadjective
uk/ˈbəʊ.ni/us/ˈboʊ.ni/bony adjective (THIN)
very thin:
long bony fingers
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Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
- anorexic
- be skin and bone(s) idiom
- elfin
- emaciated
- gaunt
- hatchet-faced
- lissome
- lithe
- pinched
- rangy
- skinny
- slenderize
- slight
- spare
- spindly
- sylphlike
- trim
- underweight
- waif-like
- wiry
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bony adjective (MADE OF BONE)
specialized medical relating to bones or made of bone:
bony prominences
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Bone structures
- acetabular
- acetabulum
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- breastbone
- coccyx
- endoskeleton
- iliac
- ilium
- intercarpal
- intercondylar
- interosseous
- kneecap
- sacroiliac
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous
- sacrum
- sagittal
- trapezium
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