bare-boned

adjective

Slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated.

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raw-bonedmeagerminuscule
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Meanings

adjectivebare-boned (comparative more bare-boned, superlative most bare-boned)

comparative more bare-boned · superlative most bare-boned · alternative bareboned

  1. Slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated.

    Synonyms: raw-boned

  2. figurativelyVery basic; having only the essentials and nothing else.

    Synonyms: meager, minuscule

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSlim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated.

Similar
raw-boned

adjectiveVery basic; having only the essentials and nothing else.

Similar
meagerminuscule
Also see
raw-boned
Cite this entry
APA

bare-boned. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare-boned

MLA

“bare-boned.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare-boned. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bare-boned,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bare-boned.

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