bony, boney
(adjective) having bones especially many or prominent bones; “a bony shad fillet”; “her bony wrist”; “bony fish”
scraggy, scraggly, boney, bony, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy
(adjective) being very thin; “a child with skinny freckled legs”; “a long scrawny neck”; “pale bony hands”
osseous, osteal, bony
(adjective) composed of or containing bone; “osseous tissue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bonier
comparative form of bony
• O'Brien, borine, neibor
Source: Wiktionary
Bon"y, a.
1. Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.
2. Having large or prominent bones. Bony fish (Zoöl.), the menhaden.
– Bony pike (Zoöl.), the gar pike (Lepidosteus).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
