scrawny

Definitions


[ˈskrɔːni], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony
(e.g: he had a scrawny physique and a protuberant Adam's apple)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 19th century: variant of dialect scranny; compare with archaic scrannel ‘weak, feeble’ (referring to sound)




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