Bony
Bony adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.
Usage example: that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved
Thin is a synonym for bony in characteristic topic. In some cases you can use "Thin" instead the word "Bony" as an adjective or a verb, when it comes to topics like fat, gaunt, emaciated. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Oghren, the drunken dwarf party member, also seems to find non-dwarven women (especially elven women, as he mentions to Velanna in Awakening) too thin and bony.
Source: Humans Are Ugly -
Darkrai from Pokémon normally has a triangular torso and a thin, spindle-like waist, with a pair of clawed arms but no legs, but when Darkrai actually does show its legs, they're actually very thin and bony.
Source: Top-Heavy Guy - The Fourth Doctor is noticeably pale, thin and bony in his first season as a result of his actor having been, at the time of his casting, homeless and living entirely on whatever scraps of food were given to him by clients - mostly bread pudding and booze.
Source: Cue Irony
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