exossis, e, and exossus, a, um, adj. [ex-ŏs], without bones, boneless (post-class.).
I Lit.: cum sit (lepus marinus) cetera exossis, Ap. Mag. p. 300, 13.—
II Transf.
α Pliant , limber , supple , yielding : exossis plane et enervis, Ap. Mag. p. 322, 1: enervam et exossam saltationem explicat, id. Met. 1, p. 104, 3.—
β Loose , negligent : dictio, Sid. Ep. 6, 18.