Definition of bony Bony
/bowˈni/ - [bownee] - bon•y
We found 10 definitions of bony from 4 different sources.
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What does bony mean?
WordNet
Adjectivebony, bonier, boniest |
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| bony - having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish" | ||
| boney | ||
| 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" | ||
| bony - 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" | ||
| cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted | ||
| lean, thin not profitable or prosperous; "a lean year" | ||
| bony - composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue" | ||
| osseous, osteal | ||
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Wiktionary 
- bony (Adjective)
Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. - bony (Adjective)
Full of bones. - bony (Adjective)
With little flesh; skinny, thin. - bony (Adjective)
Having prominent bones.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- bony (a.)
Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones. - bony (a.)
Having large or prominent bones.
