Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having a lean, gaunt frame with prominent bones.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having little flesh on the bones; lean and large-boned; gaunt.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having little flesh on the bones; gaunt.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of a person
thin andbony , having prominent bones, rugged but not necessarilyhandsome
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a lean and bony physique
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Examples
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At first encounter, Tuxtla has a rawboned, tropical boomtown feel and why not.
Tapachula vs. Tuxtla 2010
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Tuxtla is a rawboned, overgrown tropical city with many great restaurants, some with not only very good food but magnificent views from dining terraces but Tuxtla is a lot like Betty Sue Bogan - you have to explore patiently over time to discover her treasures.
Tapachula vs. Tuxtla 2010
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Her roommate, a good-natured, rawboned blonde named Maze, short for "Amazing Grace," is also the first of her family to go to college, but she comes from a very different world.
Joyce Hinnefeld's "Stranger Here Below," reviewed by Carolyn See Carolyn See 2010
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At first encounter, Tuxtla has a rawboned, tropical boomtown feel and why not.
Tapachula vs. Tuxtla 2010
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Her roommate, a good-natured, rawboned blonde named Maze, short for "Amazing Grace," is also the first of her family to go to college, but she comes from a very different world.
Joyce Hinnefeld's "Stranger Here Below," reviewed by Carolyn See Carolyn See 2010
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Tuxtla is a rawboned, overgrown tropical city with many great restaurants, some with not only very good food but magnificent views from dining terraces but Tuxtla is a lot like Betty Sue Bogan - you have to explore patiently over time to discover her treasures.
Tapachula vs. Tuxtla 2010
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Tuxtla is a rawboned, overgrown tropical city with many great restaurants, some with not only very good food but magnificent views from dining terraces but Tuxtla is a lot like Betty Sue Bogan - you have to explore patiently over time to discover her treasures.
Tapachula vs. Tuxtla 2010
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At first encounter, Tuxtla has a rawboned, tropical boomtown feel and why not.
Tapachula vs. Tuxtla 2010
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At first encounter, Tuxtla has a rawboned, tropical boomtown feel and why not.
Tapachula vs. Tuxtla 2010
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Tuxtla is a rawboned, overgrown tropical city with many great restaurants, some with not only very good food but magnificent views from dining terraces but Tuxtla is a lot like Betty Sue Bogan - you have to explore patiently over time to discover her treasures.
Tapachula vs. Tuxtla 2010
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