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bony
adjective as in of or like bone
Example Sentences
Tall and thin, with a bony face and piercing eyes, Abel spoke fluent German and English, in addition to Russian.
Otophysan fish improved this pathway by adding small bony "ossicles" that connect the air bladder, often mistakenly called the swim bladder, to the inner ear.
She lifts Ahmed's shirt to reveal his wounds, his bony back a reminder of the hunger stalking the city.
Measuring about five metres long and weighing two tonnes, the four-legged beasts had large heads, adorned with a distinctive bony frill and three horns.
Her sparse, wiry-looking fur sticks out in all directions as if she'd stuck that bony middle finger in an electric socket.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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