Scrawny
ahd-5
adjective.
Very thin and bony:
synonym
:
lean
.
adjective.
Stunted or straggly.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Meager; wasted; raw-boned; lean: as, a
scrawny
person;
scrawny
hens.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Thin
,
malnourished
and
weak
.
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adjective.
being very thin
adjective.
inferior in size or quality
Word Usage
"Governor Schwarzenegger saying he would help Barack Obama work on what he called his scrawny legs and also his skinny biceps as well."
Equivalent
inferior
lean
thin
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Connie
Lonnie
Shawnee
barany
brawny
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bearded
brawny
chubby
gaunt
gnarled
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Lenten
Spartan
abstemious
angular
anorectic
variant
scrawnier
scrawniest