skinnyadjective
uk/ˈskɪn.i/us/ˈskɪn.i/informalskinny adjective (THIN)
mainly disapproving very thin:
You should eat more - you're too skinny.
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Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
- anorexic
- be skin and bone(s) idiom
- elfin
- emaciated
- gaunt
- hatchet-faced
- hollow
- lissome
- lithe
- pinched
- rangy
- slenderize
- slight
- spare
- spindly
- sylphlike
- trim
- underweight
- waif-like
- wiry
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skinny adjective (FOOD AND DRINK)
low in fat; used especially of coffee made with low-fat milk: :
a skinny latte
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Food - general words
- aliment
- bed
- carb
- carbohydrate
- chanterelle
- chow
- diabetic
- foodstuff
- fruits of the earth idiom
- greengrocer
- grocer
- grocery
- pap
- ration
- refreshment
- roughage
- serving
- shelf life
- speciality
- tuck
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
skinny adjective (CLOTHES)
narrow and fitting closely to the body:
skinny jeans
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Tight and tightening
- close-fitting
- fast
- serried
- snug
- stiffen
- strain
- taut
- tauten
- tense
- tension
- tight
- tighten
- tighten sth up
- tightly
- up
- vice-like
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Style & appearance of clothes
skinnynoun
uk/ˈskɪn.i/us/ˈskɪn.i/informalskinny noun (TRUTH)
[ U ] the true information about someone or something:
Get the skinny on hundreds of celebs in our "People Profiles" section.
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Honesty, openness & sincerity
- (as) man to man idiom
- above board
- artless
- be on the level idiom
- bona fide
- bone
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness idiom
- in good faith idiom
- integrity
- joke
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 1
- nail
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- straight arrow idiom
- straight up idiom
- straightforward
- transparent
- truly
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skinny noun (CLOTHES)
skinnies [ plural ]
skinny jeans:
A white shirt and skinnies is always a good look.