- scrawniest
- adj. very skinny, gaunt, lean, thin
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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scrawny — scrawnily, adv. scrawniness, n. /skraw nee/, adj., scrawnier, scrawniest. excessively thin; lean; scraggy: a long, scrawny neck. [1825 35, Amer.; var. of dial. scranny < Norw skran lean + Y1] Syn. gaunt, emaciated. Ant. fleshy, plump. * * * … Universalium
scrawny — [[t]skrɔ͟ːni[/t]] scrawnier, scrawniest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or animal as scrawny, you mean that they look unattractive because they are so thin. ...a scrawny woman with dyed black hair... The vulture extended his… … English dictionary
scrawny — adjective (scrawnier, scrawniest) unattractively thin and bony. Derivatives scrawniness noun Origin C19: var. of dialect scranny; cf. archaic scrannel weak, feeble (referring to sound) … English new terms dictionary
lean — vb *slant, slope, incline Analogous words: bend, *curve: *turn, deflect, divert, sheer lean adj Lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, angular, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of absence of super fluous flesh. Lean stresses the lack of fat… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scrawny — UK [ˈskrɔːnɪ] / US [ˈskrɔnɪ] adjective Word forms scrawny : adjective scrawny comparative scrawnier superlative scrawniest very thin, in a way that is not attractive or healthy a scrawny half starved dog … English dictionary
scrawny — /ˈskrɔni / (say skrawnee) adjective (scrawnier, scrawniest) lean; thin; scraggy: a long scrawny neck. {variant of scranny, variant of scrannel} –scrawniness, noun …
scrawny — ► ADJECTIVE (scrawnier, scrawniest) ▪ unattractively thin and bony. ORIGIN variant of dialect scranny … English terms dictionary
scrawny — [skrô′nē] adj. scrawnier, scrawniest [prob. var. of dial. scranny, lean, thin < Scand base > SCRANNEL] 1. very thin; skinny and bony 2. stunted or scrubby scrawniness n … English World dictionary
scrawny — adj. (scrawnier, scrawniest) lean, scraggy. Derivatives: scrawniness n. Etymology: var. of dial. scranny: cf. archaic scrannel (of sound) weak, feeble … Useful english dictionary
