English adjective: scrawny | |||
1. | scrawny being very thin | ||
Samples | A child with skinny freckled legs. A long scrawny neck. | ||
Synonyms | boney, scraggy, skinny, underweight, weedy | ||
Similar | lean, thin | ||
Antonyms | fat | ||
2. | scrawny inferior in size or quality | ||
Samples | Scrawny cattle. Scrubby cut-over pine. Old stunted thorn trees. | ||
Synonyms | scrubby, stunted | ||
Similar | inferior | ||
Antonyms | superior | ||