raw-boned

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Not plump or muscular; thin so that the outline of bones may be seen; gaunt.

Equivalents

Gàidhligcnàmharlach

Tiếng Việtgầy guộc

Examples

“A young nurse, a big raw-boned country lass, plodder her way down to the building.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

rawbone rawboned rawer rawest rawish rawky

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