Definition of "bonier" []

• Comparative form of bony: more bony (adjective)

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• "Use the larger, meatier hind shanks of the lamb the front shanks are bonier."
• "I hug him and he feels a lot bonier than I remember, but Mum says he eats like a horse and has been able to take himself, by train, a few stops down the line, to the institute for the blind, so he can read to some of the permanent residents and also sing to the old ladies, who love him, of course."
• "Suddenly models became bonier and feeble - and women started to starve themselves."