light-boned

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das eine Person oder ein Tier mit einem feinen, zierlichen oder leichten Knochenbau beschreibt; oft auch für einen schlanken, zarten oder hageren Körperbau verwendet.

An archaic adjective describing a person or animal with a slender, delicate, or light skeletal structure.

1. Having a light bone structureC1formal

   Describes a person or animal whose bones are slender or not heavy in relation to their body mass, often giving a delicate or less robust appearance.

   Leichtbauig

   • The greyhound is a light-boned breed, built for speed.
   • She was light-boned, which made her seem fragile despite her strength.
   • Light-boned birds are often more agile in flight.

   Synonymegracileslight