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bare-boned

bare-boned adjective: slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated.

Adjective

bare-boned (comparative more bare-boned, superlative most bare-boned)

  1. Slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated.
    Synonyms:
    raw-boned
  2. (figuratively) Very basic; having only the essentials and nothing else.
    Synonyms:
    meager, minuscule

Synonyms of bare-boned

Forms of bare-boned

comparativemore bare-boned
superlativemost bare-boned
alternative formbareboned

Questions about bare-boned

What does bare-boned mean?
Bare-boned means slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated.
What part of speech is bare-boned?
Bare-boned is an adjective.

Words near bare-boned in the dictionary

  1. bare-backed
  2. bare-backedness
  3. bare-bellied
  4. bare-bellied Joe
  5. bare-bellied Joes
  6. bare-boned
  7. bare-bones
  8. bare-boobed
  9. bare-bottomed
  10. bare-breasted
  11. bare-bum

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