: 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
C. A. Mills
: the barest essentials, facts, or elements
the bare bones of her life
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Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Those clandestine, rural production sites were often bare-bones, improvised labs covered with tree branches and tarpaulins.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Set up by the state, the policies typically have higher premiums and more bare bones coverage than private carriers.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
But in a tiny casting room in the far corner of a bare-bones rehearsal studio, lethargy has been left at the door.
—Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Those clandestine, rural production sites were often bare-bones, improvised labs covered with tree branches and tarpaulins.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Plural noun
The post-operative note is bare bones and also fails to have any sense of credibility regarding who created it, when it was created or who the was the actual non-doctor that performed this shower and shave post operative evaluation.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Set up by the state, the policies typically have higher premiums and more bare bones coverage than private carriers.
—Meena Duerson, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Bare-bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bare-bones. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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