1. having many bones or prominent bones
2. very thin, with bones showing through the skin
3. consisting of or resembling bone

Examples

• The fish was too bony to eat comfortably.
• After his illness, he looked bony and frail.
• She had long, bony fingers that moved gracefully over the piano keys.
• The chicken breast had several small bony pieces in it.
• His bony shoulders protruded through the thin shirt.
• The doctor examined the bony structure of her wrist.
• The old horse looked bony and tired.