Definition of OSSEOUS

osseous

Adjective

  • Composed of, resembling, or pertaining to bone.
  • composed of or containing bone
    • "osseous tissue"

Adj

  • Of, relating to, or made of bone; bony.

Examples

  • The game felt like a complex skeletal structure, full of osseous connections.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin osseus (“bony, (attributive) bone”), from os (“bone”) + -eus.

Synonyms

bony, osteal

Scrabble Score: 7

osseous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
osseous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
osseous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

osseous: valid Words With Friends Word