scrawny Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite being very thin
   underweight; boney; scraggy; skinny; weedy.
   
   • a child with skinny freckled legs
   • a long scrawny neck
2. adjective satellite inferior in size or quality
   stunted; scrubby.
   
   • scrawny cattle
   • scrubby cut-over pine
   • old stunted thorn trees

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