boney

Describes a person or animal that is very thin, with prominent bones.

• 🌐يصف شخصًا أو حيوانًا شديد النحافة مع بروز العظام. ويُستعمل أيضًا لوصف شيء ذي عظام كثيرة أو مكوّن من عظام.

1. Having prominent bones B1 informal

   Describes a person or animal whose bones are easily seen or felt, often due to thinness.

   • The old horse was boney and weak.
   • His boney shoulders stuck out through his shirt.
   • She had boney hands with visible knuckles.

   🌐نَحيلٌ بادِي العِظام

   المرادفات: bonyemaciatedgauntrawbonedscrawnyskeletalskinnythin

   الأضداد: brawnychubbycorpulentfatfleshymeatyobeseplumpstockythickset

2. Very thin B1 informal

   Extremely thin, often to the point of appearing unhealthy.

   • After the illness, he looked boney and frail.
   • The stray cat was boney from lack of food.
   • Her boney frame made the dress hang loosely.

   🌐نحيف جدًا

   المرادفات: emaciatedgauntrawbonedscrawnyskeletalskinnysparethin

   الأضداد: chubbyfatobeseoverweightplumpportlystoutthick

• bonier comparative form
• boniest superlative form