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bon·y
 bony
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- pronunciation:
- bo
ni
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
bonier, boniest |
| definition 1: |
pertaining to or resembling a bone.
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| definition 2: |
having an internal skeletal system partly or wholly made up of bone.
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| definition 3: |
full of bones.
bony fish that is difficult to eat |
| definition 4: |
having protruding or visible bones; gaunt.
- antonyms:
- plump
- similar words:
- angular, gaunt, scrawny
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| related words: |
emaciated, lanky, lean, meager |
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| derivation: |
boniness (n.) |
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