BONEY
Dictionary entry overview: What does boney mean? • BONEY (adjective)
The adjective BONEY has 2 senses:
1. having bones especially many or prominent bones
2. being very thin
Familiarity information: BONEY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BONEY (adjective)
Meaning:
Having bones especially many or prominent bones
Synonyms:
boney; bony
Context examples:
a bony shad fillet / her bony wrist / bony fish
Similar:
bone (consisting of or made up of bone)
boned (having bones as specified)
bonelike (resembling bone)
ridge-like (resembling a ridge of bone)
strong-boned (having strong bones)
Meaning:
Being very thin
Synonyms:
scraggy; scrawny; skinny; underweight; boney; weedy
Context examples:
a child with skinny freckled legs / a long scrawny neck
Similar:
lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)
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