scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality.

SKINNY definition: 1. very thin: 2. low in fat; used especially of coffee drinks made with low-fat milk: 3. narrow…. Learn more.

SKINNY definition: very lean or thin; emaciated. See examples of skinny used in a sentence.

skinny adjective thin, lean, scrawny, skeletal, emaciated, twiggy, undernourished, skin-and-bone (informal), scraggy, macilent (rare) He was quite a skinny little boy.

2 days ago · From Middle English skinny (“resembling skin”), equivalent to skin +‎ -y. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones; the meaning …

Definition of skinny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Someone who's skinny is thin. Your brother might be skinny enough to fit in the jeans he wore three years ago.

If you say that someone is skinny, you mean that they are very thin in a way you find unattractive. He had skinny legs.

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Some common synonyms of skinny are gaunt, lanky, lank, lean, rawboned, scrawny, and spare. While all these words mean "thin because of an absence of excess flesh," scrawny and skinny imply an …