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scrawniness
scraw·ny S0166600 (skrô′nē)adj. scraw·ni·er, scraw·ni·est 1. Very thin and bony: "It was the new fashion to be scrawny down to the bone, with gaunt cheeks and big staring eyes" (Mary Sharratt). See Synonyms at lean2.2. Stunted or straggly: scrawny pines.
[Alteration of dialectal scranny, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian skran, lean.]
scraw′ni·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scrawniness - the bodily property of lacking fleshskinninessleanness, spareness, thinness - the property of having little body fat | | 2. | scrawniness - the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality; "the scrawniness of sickly trees"scrubbinesslow quality, inferiority - an inferior quality |
Translationsscrawny (ˈskroːni) adjective thin, bony and wrinkled. a scrawny neck. 骨瘦如柴的 骨瘦如柴的ˈscrawniness noun 骨瘦如柴 骨瘦如柴scrawniness
Synonyms for scrawninessnoun the bodily property of lacking fleshSynonymsRelated Words- leanness
- spareness
- thinness
noun the property of being stunted and inferior in size or qualitySynonymsRelated Words |