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scrawniness

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scraw·ny  (skrôn)
adj. scraw·ni·er, scraw·ni·est
Gaunt and bony. See Synonyms at lean2.
[Alteration of dialectal scranny, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian skran, lean.]
scrawni·ness n.
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Noun1.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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But this last offer had been accompanied by a sneer, and had tokened the old rascal's scorn of the girl's scrawniness.
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