boney meaning and definition

BONEY adjective

Definition of boney (adjective)

1. having bones especially many or prominent bones
   • "a bony shad fillet"; "her bony wrist"; "bony fish"
   • synonyms: bony
   • antonym: boneless
2. being very thin
   • "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
   • synonyms: scraggy, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy