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scrawny

adjective

being very thin

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
CRAWN
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈskrɔːni

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. being very thin

    “a child with skinny freckled legs”

adjective

  1. inferior in size or quality

    “scrawny cattle”

In context

Example Sentences

a child with skinny freckled legs
a long scrawny neck
pale bony hands
scrawny cattle
scrubby cut-over pine
old stunted thorn trees

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