boniness

bon·y

or bon·ey B0383900 (bō′nē)adj. bon·i·er, bon·i·est also bon·ey·er or bon·ey·est 1. Of, relating to, resembling, or consisting of bone.2. Having an internal skeleton of bones.3. Full of bones: a bony fillet of fish.4. a. Having prominent or protruding bones: a bony wrist.b. Lean; scrawny.

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bon′i·ness n.

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boniness - extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, macerationleanness, spareness, thinness - the property of having little body fat

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