scrawniness

scraw·ny

 (skrô′nē)

adj. scraw·ni·er, scraw·ni·est

1. Very thin and bony: "It was the new fashion to be scrawny down to the bone, with gaunt cheeks and big staring eyes" (Mary Sharratt). See Synonyms at lean².

2. Stunted or straggly: scrawny pines.

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[Alteration of dialectal scranny, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian skran, lean.]

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scraw′ni·ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scrawniness - the bodily property of lacking flesh skinniness leanness, spareness, thinness - the property of having little body fat
	2.	scrawniness - the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality; "the scrawniness of sickly trees" scrubbiness low quality, inferiority - an inferior quality

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Translations

هُزال، ضَعْف شَديد

vyzáblost

afpillethed

Magerkeit

cingárság

e-r sem er horaîur

sıskalıkzayıflık

骨瘦如柴

scrawny

(ˈskroːni) adjective

thin, bony and wrinkled. a scrawny neck. maer, benerig هَزيل мършав descarnado vychrtlý mager afpillet κοκαλιάρης, καχεκτικόςflaco, escuálido kuivetu, luider لاغر و استخواني luiseva décharnéכחוש दुबला-पतला mršav, koštunjav vézna kurus kering horaður, beinaber og hrukkóttur scheletrico やせた 말라빠진 liesas, sudžiūvęs, perkaręs kaulains; krunkains kurus kering broodmagerradmager, skranglet kościsty, chudy لاغر descarnado descărnat костлявый, тощий vycivený, vychudnutý koščen koščat mager, tanig, skinntorr ผอมกะหร่อง zayıf, sıska 骨瘦如柴的 худорлявий, кістлявий دبلا سوکھا، مریل gầy giơ xương 骨瘦如柴的

ˈscrawniness noun

benerigheid هُزال، ضَعْف شَديد измършавялост magreza vyzáblost die Magerkeit afpillethed καχεκτικότητα delgadez kõhetus لاغري luisevuus caractère décharné כחוש दुबलापन, पतलापन mršavost cingárság kekurusan e-r sem er horaður magrezza やせて 말라빠짐 liesumas kaulainums; krunkainums kekurusan magerheidradmagerhet wymizerowanie لاغری magreza descărnare костлявость vychudnutosť koščenost koščatost tanighet, skinntorrhet ความผอม sıskalık, zayıflık 骨瘦如柴 худорлявість دبلاپا sự gầy gò 骨瘦如柴

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