adj.

Having a lean gaunt frame with prominent bones. See synonyms at lean².

adjective

Having little flesh or fat on the body: angular, bony, fleshless, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean², meager, scrawny, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin, twiggy, weedy. Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail. See fat/thin.

(rô'bōnd')
adj.

Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having a lean and bony physique

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - groft bygget, knoklet

Nederlands (Dutch)
broodmager

Français (French)
adj. - maigre, efflanqué

Deutsch (German)
adj. - knochig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοκαλιάρης, κοκαλιάρικος

Italiano (Italian)
scarno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esquelético

Русский (Russian)
костлявый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - huesudo, esquelético

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - av bara skinn och ben, kraftigt bygd

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
瘦削的, 骨瘦如柴的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 瘦削的, 骨瘦如柴的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 앙상한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - やせこけた, 骨ばった

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نحيل أو مهزول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דל-בשר, רזה‬

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