bony.

Thin enough for bones to be conspicuous, or containing much bone.

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Words that belong together

• bony hands
• bony fish

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Bony hands gripped the edge of the table.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Comparative bonier or more bony; superlative boniest or most bony. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.