Rawboned
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɔːboʊnd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Rawboned is an adjective meaning Of a person: bony and thin; having prominent bones; gaunt.
Meaning
Of a person: bony and thin; having prominent bones; gaunt.
Example Sentences
[…] and that rancid, raw-boned parson, Gillespie—how the plague did they pick him up?—one of the mutes told Bob it was he.
Deuce take lady S⸺; and if I know D⸺y, he is a rawboned faced fellow, not handsome, nor visibly so young as you say: she sacrifices two thousand pounds a year, and keeps only six hundred.
Synonyms for rawboned
Depending on context, synonyms include lean, thin.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thin, lean, rawbone, raw-boned, bony, gaunt.
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