boney

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Adjective boney has 1 sense

bony, boney - having bones especially many or prominent bones; "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"

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Boney

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Thin or having very little flesh

Description: Boney is an adjective that describes someone or something that is thin or lacking a sufficient amount of flesh.

Example sentence: She was so boney that you could see her ribcage.

Sense 2: Full of bones

Description: Boney is also used to describe something that is full of bones or has a large number of bones.

Example sentence: The boney remains of a dinosaur were discovered in the desert.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: A local term for a small fish

Description: In certain regions, boney is used as a noun to refer to a small fish.

Example sentence: The fishermen caught several boney from the lake.