bare-boned

See also: bareboned

English

Alternative forms

• bareboned

Adjective

bare-boned (comparative more bare-boned, superlative most bare-boned)

1. (of a person) slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated.

   Synonym: raw-boned

2. (figurative) Very basic; having only the essentials and nothing else.

   Synonyms: meager, minuscule

Related terms

• bare bones