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bony

adjective as in of or like bone

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adjective as in thin

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Tall and thin, with a bony face and piercing eyes, Abel spoke fluent German and English, in addition to Russian.

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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.

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She lifts Ahmed's shirt to reveal his wounds, his bony back a reminder of the hunger stalking the city.

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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.

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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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