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all skin and bones

all skin and bones adjective: very thin; emaciated.

Adjective

all skin and bones (not comparable)

  1. very thin; emaciated

Questions about all skin and bones

What does all skin and bones mean?
All skin and bones means very thin; emaciated.
What part of speech is all skin and bones?
All skin and bones is an adjective.

Words near all skin and bones in the dictionary

  1. all singing, all dancing
  2. all Sir Garnet
  3. all sixes and nines
  4. all sixes and sevens
  5. all sizzle and no steak
  6. all skin and bones
  7. all smiles
  8. All Souls
  9. All Souls Day
  10. All Souls' Day
  11. all square

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