SCRAWNY (scrawnier, scrawniest)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scrawny mean? • SCRAWNY (adjective)
The adjective SCRAWNY has 2 senses:
1. being very thin
2. inferior in size or quality
Familiarity information: SCRAWNY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCRAWNY (adjective)
Meaning:
Being very thin
Synonyms:
scraggy; scrawny; skinny; underweight; boney; weedy
Context examples:
a child with skinny freckled legs / a long scrawny neck
Similar:
lean; thin (lacking excess flesh)
Meaning:
Inferior in size or quality
Synonyms:
stunted; scrawny; scrubby
Context examples:
scrawny cattle / scrubby cut-over pine / old stunted thorn trees
Similar:
inferior (of low or inferior quality)
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