bony

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Very thin, so that the bones can be seen or felt.

   He held out a thin, bony hand.

2. 2
   adj

   Full of small bones, especially of fish.

   This fish is delicious but very bony.

Common collocations

• bony fish Adjective + noun
• bony framework Adjective + noun

From Middle English bony, equivalent to bone + -y.

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