bony vs skeletal

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. 

skeletal

adj
  • barebones, lacking elaboration 

  • of, or relating to the skeleton 

  • haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt 

How often have the words bony and skeletal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )