костля́вый — meaning in English

English meaning

• bony adj Thin, with bones that are noticeably visible or prominent.
• gaunt adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
• scrawny adj Unattractively thin, often to the point of looking undernourished.

Senses

костля́вый is used for these senses in English:

• gaunt Angular, bony, and lean.
• scrawny Thin, malnourished, and weak.

bony — full definition

1. adj Thin, with bones that are noticeably visible or prominent.
2. adj Relating to or made of bone.

gaunt — full definition

1. adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
2. adj Bleak, bare, or desolate, describing a place or a mood rather than a person.

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