bony
pronunciation
How to pronounce bony in British English:
UK [ˈbəʊni]
How to pronounce bony in American English:
US [ˈboʊni]
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- Adjective:
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- composed of or containing bone
- having bones especially many or prominent bones
Word Origin
- bony (adj.)
- late 14c., from bone (n.) + -y (2).
Example
- 1. Reptiles are usually covered by scales or bony plates .
- 2. The bony or cartilaginous skeletal arch supporting the pectoral fins .
- 3. Strong and lithe , neither bony nor flabby .
- 4. I wish kippers weren 't so bony .
- 5. Hope it 's right when you die , old and bony