bony
adjective
of or like bone.
boniest
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superlativeof bony.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Any savvy politician knows to grab the boniest chunk of raccoon on the table since it will make for the best photo and have the least amount of meat.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2014
“The longest, boniest thing the nurses had ever seen.”
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
She came here accompanied by a Mrs. Brian, a relative of hers, who is the dryest, boniest person you can imagine, but at the same time the slyest woman I have ever seen.
From The Clique of Gold by Émile Gaboriau
But the boniest flow'r on the banks of the Devon Was once a sweet bud on the braes of the Ayr.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
West Virginia hogs are the longest, lankest, boniest animals in creation.
From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by John Beatty
