bareboned

[ bair-bohnd ]

/ ˈbɛərˌboʊnd /

adjective

lean or spare, as a person.

emaciated; gaunt: bareboned victims of a terrible famine.

Nearby words

barea, bareass, bareback, barebelly, bareboat, bareboned, barefaced, barefaced lie, barefisted, barefoot, barefoot doctor

Origin of bareboned

1590–1600; bare¹ + boned, from the earlier use bare-bones or bare-bone a lean person

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