Bony (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue".

Classification

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

Synonyms

• Osseous
• Osteal

Related Words

• Bone (noun)

Meaning ²

Being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"; "pale bony hands".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Underweight
• Scraggy
• Scraggly
• Boney
• Scrawny
• Weedy
• Skinny

Related Words

• Bonyness (noun)
• Boniness (noun)

Meaning ³

Having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Boney

Antonyms

• Boneless

Related Words

• Bone (noun)