bony

English Thesaurus

1. having bones especially many or prominent bones (adj.all)

similar	:	bone,
definition	:	consisting of or made up of bone (adj.all)

similar	:	boned,
definition	:	having bones as specified (adj.all)

similar	:	bonelike,
definition	:	resembling bone (adj.all)

similar	:	strong-boned,
definition	:	having strong bones (adj.all)

2. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold (adj.all)

similar	:	lean, thin,
definition	:	lacking excess flesh (adj.all)

3. having bones especially many or prominent bones (adj.all)

antonym	:	boneless,
definition	:	being without a bone or bones (adj.all)

derivation	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)

4. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold (adj.all)

derivation	:	boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration,
definition	:	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) (noun.attribute)

5. composed of or containing bone (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	bone, osseous tissue,
definition	:	the porous calcified substance from which bones are made (noun.substance)

derivation	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)

6. having bones especially many or prominent bones (adj.all)

antonym	:	boneless,
definition	:	being without a bone or bones (adj.all)

derivation	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)

7. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold (adj.all)

derivation	:	boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration,
definition	:	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease) (noun.attribute)

8. composed of or containing bone (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	bone, osseous tissue,
definition	:	the porous calcified substance from which bones are made (noun.substance)

derivation	:	bone, os,
definition	:	rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates (noun.body)