scrawny

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishscrawnyscraw‧ny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ adjective THIN PERSONa 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 thinExamples from the Corpusscrawny• The most you will see is a scrawny arm waving desperately from between the bars.• Above them, tied to a thorn tree, faded red and white streamers dangle like the tattered carcasses of scrawny birds.• 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.• a scrawny kid• The trees on this bog were bonsai-like black spruce, red maple, and occasional scrawny larch covered with lichens.• The scrawny swarthy-skinned kid in the mirror blinked back at him.• We had a lot of scrawny veterans and their scrawny wives for friends.Origin scrawny (1800-1900) scranny “thin” ((1800-1900)), probably from a Scandinavian language

单词	scrawny
释义	scrawny From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishscrawnyscraw‧ny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ adjective THIN PERSONa 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 thinExamples from the Corpusscrawny• The most you will see is a scrawny arm waving desperately from between the bars.• Above them, tied to a thorn tree, faded red and white streamers dangle like the tattered carcasses of scrawny birds.• 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.• a scrawny kid• The trees on this bog were bonsai-like black spruce, red maple, and occasional scrawny larch covered with lichens.• The scrawny swarthy-skinned kid in the mirror blinked back at him.• We had a lot of scrawny veterans and their scrawny wives for friends.Origin scrawny (1800-1900) scranny “thin” ((1800-1900)), probably from a Scandinavian language
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