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bon·y
 bony
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- pronunciation:
- bo
ni
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
bonier, boniest |
| definition 1: |
having to do with or looking like bone.
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| definition 2: |
full of bones.
The bony fish was difficult to eat. |
| definition 3: |
having bones that can be seen; thin.
The stray cat looked bony.- antonyms:
- plump
- similar words:
- angular, gaunt, scrawny
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| related words: |
lanky, lean |
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| derivation: |
boniness (n.) |
The word bony
contains the following part:
-y1, -ey
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by; full of; tending to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -y1, -ey
attaches to nouns and a few verbs to form adjectives.
Example words:
bony, chewy, crunchy, curly, dirty, foggy, funny, guilty, healthy, itchy, lucky, messy, nosy, rainy, rickety, runny, salty, sandy, shaky, sleepy, summery, sunny, wintry
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