Definition of bare–bones
: including only what is most basic or necessary a bare-bones e-mail program Skyscrapers of steel hung with curtain walls of glass, these sleek buildings were impressive monuments to bare-bones architectural integrity. — C. A. Mills
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1946
First Known Use of bare–bones
1946
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