I. adjective
or bon·ey ˈbōnē, -ni
( bonier ; boniest )
Etymology: bone (I) + -y
1.
a. : consisting of bone
a bony substance
: made up of bones
the bony framework of the body
b. : resembling bone
a bony tumor
2.
a. : full of bone or bones
a bony roast
bass aren't so bony as pickerel
b. : having prominent bones
a bony face
a bony horse
3.
a. : skinny , scrawny
poor underfed bony children
b. : barren , lean , spare
brown and bony mountains — Norman Cousins
bony , close-mouthed prose — John Woodburn
II. noun
or bony coal
( -es )
: bone 8b