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- [skraw-nee]
- /ˈskrɔ ni/
- /ˈskrɔː.ni/
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- [skraw-nee]
- /ˈskrɔ ni/
Definitions of scrawny word
- adjective scrawny excessively thin; lean; scraggy: a long, scrawny neck. 1
- adjective scrawny person: thin, bony 1
- adjective scrawny If you describe a person or animal as scrawny, you mean that they look unattractive because they are so thin. 0
- adjective scrawny very thin and bony; scraggy 0
- adjective scrawny meagre or stunted 0
- adjective scrawny very thin; skinny and bony 0
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Origin of scrawny
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35, Americanism; variant of dial. scranny < Norwegian skran lean + -y1
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Parts of speech for Scrawny
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scrawny popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scrawny
adj scrawny
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- anorectic — Also, anorectous. having no appetite.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- beanstalk — the stem of a bean plant
- bony — Someone who has a bony face or bony hands, for example, has a very thin face or very thin hands, with very little flesh covering their bones.
noun scrawny
- gauntness — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
- leanness — (of persons or animals) without much flesh or fat; not plump or fat; thin: lean cattle.
- emaciation — The state of being abnormally thin or weak.
- lankiness — The state or condition of being lanky.
adjective scrawny
- emaciated — Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
- fleshless — Without flesh, lacking flesh.
- lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- wasted — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
Antonyms for scrawny
noun scrawny
- avoirdupois — a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 ton
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