Scrawny Definition & Meaning
scrawny
- adjective
- being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
- inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut- over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"
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- What does scrawny mean?
- being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" inferior in size or quality; "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut- over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"
- What part of speech is scrawny?
- Scrawny is an adjective.
- How many definitions does scrawny have?
- Scrawny has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).