Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bare-boned

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
bare-boned
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated.

adj

Very basic; having only the essentials and nothing else.

Inflected Forms

more bare-boned (comparative) most bare-boned (superlative) bareboned (alternative)

Phrases

bare bones

Frequently Paired Words

bare bones

Synonyms

raw-boned meager minuscule

Questions

What does bare-boned mean?
Slim; not fleshy; very lean; emaciated.

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