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- pronunciation:
- skraw
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| inflections: |
scrawnier, scrawniest |
| definition: |
extremely thin; gaunt.
The sick child's legs are weak and scrawny.- synonyms:
- bony, gaunt, scraggy, skinny
- antonyms:
- brawny, obese
- similar words:
- attenuated, emaciated, lank, lean, meager, puny, rawboned, scanty, spare, spindly, stunted, thin
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| related words: |
angular, lanky, slight |
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| derivation: |
scrawniness (n.) |
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