9
bony(adjective, hardness, scrawny, skinny)
4
bone
4
osteal
3
concrete
3
corneous
3
emaciated(adjective, scrawny, skinny)
2
gaunt(adjective, scrawny, skinny)
2
hard(scrawny, skinny, skeletal)
2
ossified(scrawny, skinny, skeletal)
2
stony
1
adamant
1
adamantine
1
angular
1
boned
1
boney
1
cadaverous
1
careworn
1
cartilaginous
1
cement
1
dense
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