骨ほねっぽい

i-adjective

bony; tough; plucky; spirited; hard to deal with

Describes something with many bones (e.g., fish), a person with a bony build, or a person with a tough, unyielding character. The figurative sense often implies stubbornness or resilience.

• この魚さかなは骨ほねっぽくて食たべにくい。

  This fish is bony and hard to eat.

• 彼かれは骨ほねっぽい性せい格かくで、簡かん単たんには折おれない。

  He has a tough character and won't give in easily.