boney
/ˈboʊni/
adjective
- Very thin, so that bones can be seen or felt easily.
- After months of illness, his arms became boney and weak.
- She wore a tight dress that made her boney shoulders stand out.
- The stray cat was boney and looked like it hadn't eaten in days.
- Containing many bones, or relating to bones.
- The boney structure of the skull protects the brain.
- Be careful with that fish; it's very boney and hard to eat.
- He ordered a boney cut of meat that was difficult to chew.