bony

ossuto, magro

Così magro che le ossa si vedono o si sentono facilmente sotto la pelle.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: skinny, thin, scrawny

Contrari: plump, fleshy

Espressioni comuni: bony hands, bony shoulders, bony fingers

osseo

Fatto d’osso, relativo alle ossa o simile a esse per durezza e forma.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: osseous

Espressioni comuni: bony plates, bony structure, bony ridge