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[ adjective ] having unattractive thinness

Examples

"a child with skinny freckled legs" "a long scrawny neck"

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

his scrawny , tottering sound adds a delightful hilarity to the performance . )

Related terms

thin

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[ adjective ] inferior in size or quality

Synonyms

stunted scrubby

Examples

"scrawny cattle" "scrubby cut-over pine" "old stunted thorn trees"

Related terms

inferior

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