rawboned

[ raw-bohnd ]

adjective

1. having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.

rawboned

/ ˈrɔːˈbəʊnd /

adjective

1. having a lean bony physique

Word History and Origins

Origin of rawboned¹

First recorded in 1585–95; raw + boned

Example Sentences

“This boy is wiry, strong, rawboned. Has good features — good voice, poise; looks like a ballplayer,” Davis wrote, before detailing Schmidt’s skills.

From New York Times

As a curious and rawboned kid, I’d sometimes roam the ravaged sandpit behind the factory.

From New York Times

One January, every time I took the J6 bus from Silver Spring Metro to my class on upper Connecticut Avenue, a tall, rawboned young man would board, wearing shorts and a T-shirt.

From Washington Post

Hulking, rawboned and bespectacled, Mr. Ruckelshaus shepherded several federal environmental entities into a robust regulatory agency and did as much as anyone to mold the EPA’s mission.

From Washington Post

She follows me mutely out behind the stables, where Vivi is waiting, along with two rawboned ponies with green eyes and lacy manes.

From Literature