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bonily

bonily adverb: in a bony manner.

Adverb

bonily (comparative more bonily, superlative most bonily)

  1. In a bony manner.

Forms of bonily

comparativemore bonily
superlativemost bonily

Origin of bonily

From bony + -ly.

Questions about bonily

What does bonily mean?
Bonily means in a bony manner.
What part of speech is bonily?
Bonily is an adverb.

Words near bonily in the dictionary

  1. bonifies
  2. boniform
  3. bonify
  4. bonifying
  5. Bonilla
  6. bonily
  7. Bonin
  8. Bonin greenfinch
  9. Bonin greenfinches
  10. Bonin Islands
  11. Bonine

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