"bony" is probably misspelled. Trying bony instead Definition of bony
1
[ adjective ] very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Examples

"emaciated bony hands" "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys" "eyes were haggard and cavernous" "small pinched faces" kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

He treats this deep-eyed , bearded , bony crackpot with tangible affection and respect .

(John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)

Occasionally if I pushed him too far he 'd give me a look out of narrowed eyes and the hard cruel bony skull would show through that smooth face of his .

Related terms

thin

2
[ adjective ] composed of or containing bone

Synonyms

osseous osteal

Examples

"osseous tissue"

Related terms

bone bone bone

3
[ adjective ] having bones especially many or prominent bones

Synonyms

boney

Examples

"a bony shad fillet" "her bony wrist"

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