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 | ||