bony

knochig, mager

So dünn, dass die Knochen unter der Haut deutlich sichtbar oder spürbar sind.

In einfachem Englisch: Very thin, so that the bones can easily be seen or felt under the skin.

• His hands were long and bony.
• She rested her bony elbows on the table.
• The old dog looked rather bony after its illness.

Synonyme: skinny, thin, scrawny

Gegenteile: plump, fleshy

Häufige Wendungen: bony hands, bony shoulders, bony fingers

knöchern

Aus Knochen bestehend, Knochen betreffend oder ihnen in Härte und Form ähnlich.

In einfachem Englisch: Made of bone, connected with bone, or hard and shaped like bone.

• The fish has bony plates along its sides.
• A bony ridge runs above each eye.
• The doctor examined a bony growth on his foot.

Synonyme: osseous

Häufige Wendungen: bony plates, bony structure, bony ridge