bare-boned vs bony

bare-boned

adj
  • slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated 

  • Very basic; having only the essentials and nothing else. 

bony

adj
  • with little flesh; skinny, thin 

  • full of bones 

  • having prominent bones 

  • resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. 

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