单词	scrawny
释义	scrawnyscraw‧ny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINscrawny Origin: 1800-1900 scranny ‘thin’ (1800-1900), probably from a Scandinavian language Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a scrawny kid A few scrawny chickens were searching for scraps of food in the dry earth. Last time I saw him he was a scrawny kid in Levi's and a dirty T-shirt. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Above them, tied to a thorn tree, faded red and white streamers dangle like the tattered carcasses of scrawny birds. Beside her the pathetic corpse of the servant, the garotte cord still round his scrawny neck. The scrawny swarthy-skinned kid in the mirror blinked back at him. The most you will see is a scrawny arm waving desperately from between the bars. The trees on this bog were bonsai-like black spruce, red maple, and occasional scrawny larch covered with lichens. We had a lot of scrawny veterans and their scrawny wives for friends. Thesaurus THESAURUSperson► thin having little fat on your body: · a tall, thin man ► slim thin in an attractive way: · her slim figure· a slim woman in her fifties· Magazines are always full of advice about how to stay slim. ► slender written thin in an attractive and graceful way – used especially about parts of the body, and used especially about women: · her long, slender legs· She is slender, with very fair hair. ► lean thin and looking healthy and fit: · his lean body· He was lean and looked like a runner. ► skinny very thin in a way that is not attractive: · a skinny teenager· Your arms are so skinny! ► slight written thin and delicate: · a small, slight girl with big eyes ► scrawny very thin, small, and weak-looking: · a scrawny kid in blue jeans ► underweight below the usual weight for someone of your height, and therefore too thin: · He had no appetite and remained underweight. ► gaunt written very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry: · He looked gaunt and had not shaved for days. ► emaciated written extremely thin and weak, because you are ill or not getting enough to eat: · The tents were filled with emaciated refugees. ► skeletal written used about someone who is so thin that you can see the shape of their bones: · The soldiers were shocked by the skeletal figures of the camp’s prisoners. ► anorexic used about someone who is extremely thin because they have a mental illness that makes them stop eating: · Her daughter is anorexic.· anorexic teenagers Longman Language Activatorthin in a way that is not attractive► skinny · a skinny kid with glasses· I was really skinny when I was a teenager.· Jacob placed his arm around her skinny shoulders. ► bony a person or animal that is bony is extremely thin, so that the shape of their bones can be seen: · Now that she was older, Jean's bony fingers and wrists were too small for her jewelry.· When I picked up the cat it felt as bony as a skeleton.· Kinsit, a naturally small woman with a thin, bony face, found gaining weight difficult. ► scrawny small, thin, unattractive, and weak-looking, especially because your body has not grown enough: · Last time I saw him he was a scrawny kid in Levi's and a dirty T-shirt.· A few scrawny chickens were searching for scraps of food in the dry earth. a scrawny person or animal looks very thin and weak SYN  skinny:  a scrawny kid in jeans and a T-shirt a few scrawny hens► see thesaurus at thin
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