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Definition of Bony

1. Adjective. Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. "Kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"

2. Adjective. Composed of or containing bone. "Osseous tissue"

3. Adjective. Having bones especially many or prominent bones. "Bony fish"

Definition of Bony

1. a. Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.

Definition of Bony

1. Adjective. resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. ¹

2. Adjective. full of bones ¹

3. Adjective. with little flesh; skinny, thin ¹

4. Adjective. having prominent bones ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bony

1. full of bones [adj BONIER, BONIEST]

Medical Definition of Bony

1. 1. Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones. 2. Having large or prominent bones. Bony fish, the gar pike (Lepidosteus). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bony

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bonuses bonusing bonusless bonxie bonxies bony (current term) bony ankylosis bony crepitus bony fish bony heart

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