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ADJ.
lean, skinless
VERB + BONELESS
use
BONELESS + NOUN
chicken, trimmings
adj
Without bones, especially as pertaining to meat or poultry prepared for eating.
Near-synonyms: boned, deboned
boneless chicken
Without pizza crust; without pizza bones
Lacking strength, courage, or resolve.
I'm scared, I'm just boneless with fright.
I remember, when I was a child, being taken to the celebrated Barnum's circus, which contained an exhibition of freaks and monstrosities, but the exhibit … which I most desired to see was the one described as "The Boneless Wonder." My parents judged that the spectacle would be too revolting and demoralizing for my youthful eyes, and I have waited fifty years to see the boneless wonder sitting on the Treasury Bench.
Near-synonyms: boned, deboned
Wiktionaryboneless chicken
Wiktionaryboneless, skinless chicken
WiktionaryMcDonald's will discontinue the use of boneless lean beef trimmings in their hamburgers.
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In some senses, boneless is marked as figuratively, US, humorous, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.