SCRAWNY


Meaning of SCRAWNY in English

■ adjective ( scrawnier , scrawniest ) unattractively thin and bony.

Derivatives

scrawniness noun

Origin

C19: var. of dialect scranny ; cf. archaic scrannel 'weak, feeble' (referring to sound).

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