Definition of bare-bones
(Entry 1 of 2)
: including only what is most basic or necessary
a bare-bones email program Skyscrapers of steel hung with curtain walls of glass, these sleek buildings were impressive monuments to bare-bones architectural integrity.— C. A. Mills
bare bones
plural nounDefinition of bare bones (Entry 2 of 2)
: the barest essentials, facts, or elements
the bare bones of her life
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The first known use of bare-bones was in 1647
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