Scrawny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskɹɔːni/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Scrawny is an adjective meaning Thin, malnourished, and weak.
Meaning
Thin, malnourished, and weak.
Example Sentences
“Tell him, in these words, that I will have his scrawny bones before me now. Tell him, Byar, and bring him if you must arrest him and those filthy wretches who disgrace the Children. Go.”
Word Forms
- scrawnier
- scrawniest
- scranny
Synonyms for scrawny
Depending on context, synonyms include angular, anorexic, carrion, emaciated, gangling, gangly.
Antonyms for scrawny
Common opposites include heavy, large, obese, overweight, strapping.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stunted, skinny, thin, underweight, inferior, scraggy.
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