adj. having become so thin that the bones noticeably protude under the skin; as, emaciated bony hands. Syn. -- bony, cadaverous, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
(adj) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold, Syn. haggard, pinched, wasted, cadaverous, gaunt, emaciated, skeletal, Example:emaciated bony hands; a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys; eyes were haggard and cavernous; small pinched faces; kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration