Beefy and Bony

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Beefy adjective - Strongly and heavily built.

Usage example: a beefy man who worked in a warehouse all his life

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Bony is an antonym for beefy.

Nearby Words: beef, beefing, beefed

Bony adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.

Usage example: that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved

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Beefy is an antonym for bony in topics: thin, of or like bone.

Nearby Words: bone, boned

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