bony

osseux, maigre

Si maigre que les os se voient ou se sentent facilement sous la peau.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : skinny, thin, scrawny

Contraires : plump, fleshy

Expressions courantes : bony hands, bony shoulders, bony fingers

osseux

Constitué d’os, relatif aux os ou semblable à un os par sa dureté et sa forme.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : osseous

Expressions courantes : bony plates, bony structure, bony ridge