bony
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or bon·ey (bō'nē) 
adj., -i·er, or -ey·er, -i·est, or -ey·est.
adj., -i·er, or -ey·er, -i·est, or -ey·est.
- Of, relating to, resembling, or consisting of bone.
- Having an internal skeleton of bones.
- Full of bones: a bony fillet of fish.
- Having prominent or protruding bones: a bony wrist.
- Lean; scrawny.
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Boney is a slang term for someone who is skinny, or lacks fat. It also has several other uses:
- "Boney" was often what the British called Napoleon Bonaparte, it being both short and displaying a certain lack of respect. Boneys referred to the French military under Napoleon, as in Thomas Hardy's The Trumpet-Major.
- Boney was an Australian television series, based on the character Bony, created by Arthur Upfield.
- Boney James is a popular jazz saxophonist.
- "Boney" is a well-known short-haul sea shanty. The verses generally give a reasonably accurate account of the life and exploits of Napoleon.
- "Boney" was a dinosaur character on the Nickelodeon television series Weinerville.
- In the Game Boy Advance game Mother 3, "Boney" is a dog, and one of the playable characters throughout much of the game.
- Boney M, pop and disco group from the 1970s.
- Hank Boney (1903–2002), Major League Baseball pitcher
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Bony
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - benet, knoklet
Nederlands (Dutch)
knokig, beenachtig, tenger, met graat
Français (French)
adj. - (Anat) osseux, (fig) anguleux, maigre, décharné, plein d'arêtes (un poisson), plein d'os (une viande)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - beinern, hager, grätig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οστεώδης, κοκαλιάρης/-ικος, κοκάλινος, πυκνοκόκαλος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ósseo, esquelético
Русский (Russian)
костяной, костлявый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - flaco, delgado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - benig, med grov benbyggnad, bara skinn o ben
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
如骨的, 瘦骨嶙峋的, 多骨的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 如骨的, 瘦骨嶙峋的, 多骨的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뼈의, 여윈, 딱딱한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 骨の, 骨のような, 骨の多い, 骨ばった, 骨質の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) نحيف, كثير العظام, عظمي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - כחוש, גרמי, מלא עצמות
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