Definition of boney Boney

/bowˈni/ - [bownee] -

We found 4 definitions of boney from 3 different sources.

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What does boney mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

boney - having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish"
  bony
  boneless being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless"
  bone consisting of or made up of bone; "a bony substance"; "the bony framework of the body"
  boned having bones as specified; "his lanky long-boned body"
  bonelike resembling bone; "a bonelike tumor"
boney - being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
  scraggy, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy
  lean, thin not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year"
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  • boney (Adjective)
    Alternative spelling of bony.

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  • boney, adjective.

Pronunciation

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boney in sign language
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