■ adjective ( scrawnier , scrawniest ) unattractively thin and bony.
Derivatives
scrawniness noun
Origin
C19: var. of dialect scranny ; cf. archaic scrannel 'weak, feeble' (referring to sound).
■ adjective ( scrawnier , scrawniest ) unattractively thin and bony.
Derivatives
scrawniness noun
Origin
C19: var. of dialect scranny ; cf. archaic scrannel 'weak, feeble' (referring to sound).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004