scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality.

SKINNY definition: very lean or thin; emaciated. See examples of skinny used in a sentence.

SKINNY definition: 1. very thin: 2. low in fat; used especially of coffee drinks made with low-fat milk: 3. narrow…. Learn more.

skinny adjective thin, lean, scrawny, skeletal, emaciated, twiggy, undernourished, skin-and-bone (informal), scraggy, macilent (rare) He was quite a skinny little boy.

Definition of skinny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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Nov 24, 2025 · From Middle English skinny (“resembling skin”), equivalent to skin +‎ -y. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and …

1 skinny / ˈ skɪni/ adjective skinnier; skinniest Britannica Dictionary definition of SKINNY [also more skinny; most skinny] informal : very thin or too thin a skinny actress skinny arms/legs

Some common synonyms of skinny are gaunt, lanky, lank, lean, rawboned, scrawny, and spare. While all these words mean "thin because of an absence of excess flesh," scrawny and skinny …