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skinny
adjective
noun
being very thin
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- KINN
- Scrabble score
- 13
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈskɪni
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
being very thin
“a child with skinny freckled legs”
adjective
giving or spending with reluctance
“our cheeseparing administration”
adjective
fitting snugly
“a tightly-fitting cover”
adjective
of or relating to or resembling skin
noun
confidential information about a topic or person
“he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner”
In context
Example Sentences
a child with skinny freckled legs
a long scrawny neck
pale bony hands
our cheeseparing administration
very close (or near) with his money
a penny-pinching miserly old man
a tightly-fitting cover
tight-fitting clothes
he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner
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