scrawny

adjective

scraw·ny ˈskrȯ-nē How to pronounce scrawny (audio)

scrawnier; scrawniest

: exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size

scrawny scrub cattle

scrawniness noun

Example Sentences

The only plants in their yard were a couple of scrawny bushes.

Recent Examples on the Web The paratroopers lined up the recruits — mostly older men with beer bellies, or scrawny teens — and cajoled the Iraqis through a battery of jumping jacks, push-ups, and crunches.

Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 Learn more about the largest animal in the world below, along with its scrawny counterpart — the smallest animal in the world.

Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 Every bite sent delicious bolts of grease sizzling around my scrawny body.

Tim Neville, Outside Online, 21 July 2022 This is next in a series profiling prospects the Spurs might target with their bevy of first-round picks: Twenty-six years ago, the Phoenix Suns used their first-round pick to select a scrawny point guard from Santa Clara.

Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 18 June 2022 One of them was Helene Weiss, then a scrawny 8-year-old whom Ms. Geulen took to a farm owned by a Catholic family, using the pretense that Helene, too, was Catholic but needed fresh air and country life to regain her health.

New York Times, 7 June 2022 One of them was Helene Weiss, then a scrawny 8-year-old whom Ms. Geulen took to a farm owned by a Catholic family, using the pretense that Helene, too, was Catholic but needed fresh air and country life to regain her health.

Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 The picture of the then-scrawny quarterback has repeatedly made the rounds on social media over the years amid chatter about Brady, who would go on to become arguably the greatest player in his position of all time.

Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 14 Apr. 2022 See More

scrawny

adjective

as in skinny

very thin in a way that is not attractive or healthy He changed from a scrawny kid to a brawny teen in just over a year. The only plants in their yard were a couple of scrawny bushes.

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skinny
thin
wiry
slender
bony
lean
gaunt
rawboned
scraggy
sinewy
haggard
slim
lanky
angular
lithe
svelte
trim
boney
willowy
spindly
weedy
emaciated
twiggy
fatless
reedy
clean-limbed
rangy
skeletal
stringy
lank
wizened
anorexic
puny
spare
sylphlike
pinched
cadaverous
waspish
anorectic
meager
spindling
meagre
wasted
anoretic
slight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

stocky
beefy
bulky
fleshy
pudgy
heavyset
thick
chunky
burly
stout
thickset
heavy
brawny
husky
dumpy
stubby
paunchy
weighty
flabby
potbellied
squat
buxom
chubby
soft
zaftig
plump
fat
overweight
rotund
obese
corpulent
roly-poly
tubby
full
portly
hippy
round
gross
zoftig

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of scrawny are gaunt, lanky, lank, lean, rawboned, skinny, and spare. While all these words mean "thin because of an absence of excess flesh," scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality.

a scrawny chicken

skinny street urchins

The words gaunt and scrawny can be used in similar contexts, but gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering.

a prisoner's gaunt face

Although the words lank and scrawny have much in common, lank implies tallness as well as leanness.

the lank legs of the heron

The synonyms lanky and scrawny are sometimes interchangeable, but lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness.

a lanky youth, all arms and legs

While the synonyms lean and scrawny are close in meaning, lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours.

a lean racehorse

While in some cases nearly identical to scrawny, rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment.

a rawboned farmer

In some situations, the words spare and scrawny are roughly equivalent. However, spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise.

the gymnast's spare figure

单词	scrawny
释义	scrawny adjective scraw·ny ˈskrȯ-nē scrawnier; scrawniest : exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size scrawny scrub cattle scrawniness noun Example Sentences The only plants in their yard were a couple of scrawny bushes. Recent Examples on the Web The paratroopers lined up the recruits — mostly older men with beer bellies, or scrawny teens — and cajoled the Iraqis through a battery of jumping jacks, push-ups, and crunches. Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 Learn more about the largest animal in the world below, along with its scrawny counterpart — the smallest animal in the world. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 Every bite sent delicious bolts of grease sizzling around my scrawny body. Tim Neville, Outside Online, 21 July 2022 This is next in a series profiling prospects the Spurs might target with their bevy of first-round picks: Twenty-six years ago, the Phoenix Suns used their first-round pick to select a scrawny point guard from Santa Clara. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 18 June 2022 One of them was Helene Weiss, then a scrawny 8-year-old whom Ms. Geulen took to a farm owned by a Catholic family, using the pretense that Helene, too, was Catholic but needed fresh air and country life to regain her health. New York Times, 7 June 2022 One of them was Helene Weiss, then a scrawny 8-year-old whom Ms. Geulen took to a farm owned by a Catholic family, using the pretense that Helene, too, was Catholic but needed fresh air and country life to regain her health. New York Times, 7 June 2022 One of them was Helene Weiss, then a scrawny 8-year-old whom Ms. Geulen took to a farm owned by a Catholic family, using the pretense that Helene, too, was Catholic but needed fresh air and country life to regain her health. Joseph Berger, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 The picture of the then-scrawny quarterback has repeatedly made the rounds on social media over the years amid chatter about Brady, who would go on to become arguably the greatest player in his position of all time. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 14 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology origin unknown First Known Use 1833, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition scrawny adjective scraw·ny ˈskrȯ-nē scrawnier; scrawniest : poorly nourished : skinny a scrawny cat scrawny adjective as in skinny very thin in a way that is not attractive or healthy He changed from a scrawny kid to a brawny teen in just over a year. The only plants in their yard were a couple of scrawny bushes. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance skinny thin wiry slender bony lean gaunt rawboned scraggy sinewy haggard slim lanky angular lithe svelte trim boney willowy spindly weedy emaciated twiggy fatless reedy clean-limbed rangy skeletal stringy lank wizened anorexic puny spare sylphlike pinched cadaverous waspish anorectic meager spindling meagre wasted anoretic slight Antonyms & Near Antonyms stocky beefy bulky fleshy pudgy heavyset thick chunky burly stout thickset heavy brawny husky dumpy stubby paunchy weighty flabby potbellied squat buxom chubby soft zaftig plump fat overweight rotund obese corpulent roly-poly tubby full portly hippy round gross zoftig See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of scrawny are gaunt, lanky, lank, lean, rawboned, skinny, and spare. While all these words mean "thin because of an absence of excess flesh," scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality. a scrawny chicken skinny street urchins The words gaunt and scrawny can be used in similar contexts, but gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering. a prisoner's gaunt face Although the words lank and scrawny have much in common, lank implies tallness as well as leanness. the lank legs of the heron The synonyms lanky and scrawny are sometimes interchangeable, but lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness. a lanky youth, all arms and legs While the synonyms lean and scrawny are close in meaning, lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours. a lean racehorse While in some cases nearly identical to scrawny, rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment. a rawboned farmer In some situations, the words spare and scrawny are roughly equivalent. However, spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise. the gymnast's spare figure
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scrawny

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