scrawny
adjective /ˈskrɔːni/
/ˈskrɔːni/
(comparative scrawnier, superlative scrawniest)
(disapproving)- (of people or animals) very thin in a way that is not attractive synonym scraggy
- He had long scrawny fingers.
- There were a few scrawny chickens in the yard.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryScrawny is used with these nouns:- kid
- neck
Word Originmid 19th cent.: variant of dialect scranny; compare with archaic scrannel ‘weak, feeble’ (referring to sound).