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adjective
Having bones especially many or prominent bones.
synonym: bony.
is similar to: bone | boned | bonelike | strong-boned.
is the opposite of: boneless.
derivation: bone, os.
Being very thin.
synonyms: bony, scraggly, scraggy, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy.
is similar to: lean, thin.
derivation: scrawniness, skinniness | boniness, bonyness, emaciation, gauntness, maceration | scrag, skin and bones, thin person.
Polish: kościany, kościsty, szkieletowaty
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