Etymology

bony

B3O1N1Y4

Today it means: Resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. Full definition →

Middle English bony
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombony
  2. English todaybony

From Middle English bony, equivalent to bone + -y.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishbony all →

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