Bony


of or like bone.
full of bones.
having prominent bones; big-boned.
skinny; emaciated.
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Historical Examples

Swatty Ellis Parker Butler
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Men in War Andreas Latzko

adjective bonier, boniest
resembling or consisting of bone or bones
having many bones
having prominent bones: bony cheeks
thin or emaciated: a bony old woman
adj.

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  • Boniface-ii

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  • Boniface-iv

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  • Boniface-ix

    (Pietro Tomacelli) died 1404, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1389–1404. Historical Examples A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III Henry Charles Lea


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