bony

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bony

A thin cat with bony ribs walks along a garden fence.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Having many bones or prominent bones: Describes something, especially a part of a living creature, that has a noticeable or excessive skeletal structure.
    • Composed of or resembling bone: Describes something that is made of bone or is hard and rigid like bone.
    • Very thin, emaciated: Describes a person or animal that is so thin that the bones are clearly visible, often due to illness, hunger, or other causes.
Usage Examples
  • Having many or prominent bones:
    • The doctor noted the patient's bony elbows and knees.
    • He filleted the bony fish with great care.
  • Composed of or resembling bone:
    • The fossil contained a piece of bony tissue.
  • Very thin, emaciated:
    • Years of hardship left her with bony, gaunt cheeks.
    • The stray dog was bony and weak from hunger.
Advanced Usage
  • "bony structure": Refers to the skeletal framework of a body or object.
    • The X-ray revealed an abnormal bony structure in the skull.
  • "bony prominence": A medical/anatomical term for a part of the body where the bone is close to the skin surface.
    • The elbow is a common bony prominence susceptible to injury.
Variants and Related Words
  • Boniness (noun): The state or quality of being bony.
    • The boniness of his frame was alarming.
  • Boned (adjective): Having bones. (Note: Often used in compounds like "big-boned" or in cooking, e.g., "a boned chicken").
  • Bone (noun/verb): The hard tissue forming the skeleton.
Synonyms
  • Skeletal: Relating to or resembling a skeleton; very thin.
  • Gaunt: Lean and haggard, especially from suffering or age.
  • Emaciated: Abnormally thin or weak, especially from illness or lack of food.
  • Osseous (technical): Consisting of or turned into bone; bony.
Antonyms
  • Plump: Having a full, rounded shape.
  • Fleshy: Having a lot of flesh; plump.
  • Corpulent: (Of a person) fat.
Related Phrases/Idioms
  • All skin and bones: An idiom meaning extremely thin.
    • After his illness, he was all skin and bones.
  • Bony finger: Often used metaphorically to describe a thin, pointing finger or a feeling of dread.
    • The bony finger of accusation was pointed at him.
bony

A thin cat with bony ribs walks along a garden fence.

Adjective
  1. having bones especially many or prominent bones
    • a bony shad fillet
    • her bony wrist
    • bony fish
  2. composed of or containing bone
    • osseous tissue
  3. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
    • emaciated bony hands
    • a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
    • eyes were haggard and cavernous
    • small pinched faces
    • kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration

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