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bony

adjective

having bones especially many or prominent bones

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
B
Ends with
Y
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈbəʊni

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Meaning

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adjective

  1. having bones especially many or prominent bones

    “a bony shad fillet”

adjective

  1. being very thin

    “a child with skinny freckled legs”

adjective

  1. composed of or containing bone

    “osseous tissue”

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Example Sentences

a bony shad fillet
her bony wrist
bony fish
a child with skinny freckled legs
a long scrawny neck
pale bony hands
osseous tissue

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