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Webster 1913 Edition


Scrawny

Scraw′ny

(skra̤′ny̆)
,
Adj.
[Cf.
Scrannel
.]
Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.

Definition 2024


scrawny

scrawny

English

Adjective

scrawny (comparative scrawnier, superlative scrawniest)

  1. Thin, malnourished and weak.

Synonyms

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Translations

References

  1. scrawny” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).