Definition of scrawny in English:

scrawny

adjectivescrawniest, scrawnier ˈskrɔːniˈskrɔni

1(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony.
（人，动物）瘦得难看的，皮包骨的
he had a scrawny physique and a protuberant Adam's apple
she was small and scrawny and the sinews in her neck stood out
Example sentencesExamples
- He wrenched him around and grasped his scrawny neck in a dangerously tight headlock.
- She was scrawny, dangerously thin some said, and stiff, as though her bones ached.
- I always remember him as a rather scrawny kid who used to ref our senior games when the official referee didn't turn up.
- The stillness of the scene was suddenly disrupted when a scrawny dog ran into view.
- A scrawny dog lay in the doorway of a hut, yawning widely.
- Staring down at the scrawny man, Jonah wondered what he had ever been afraid of.
- After years of wrestling scrawny teenagers, his dedication is actually put to the test when he will have to pick on someone his own size.
- You're established and then, all of a sudden, some young scrawny kid comes out of the youth team and takes your place in the side.
- Paws thudded on the ground nearby, and a small scrawny wolf darted out of the brush, headed in an erratic fashion to the path.
- The way his mother tells it, Allen was a scrawny kid who the high school football players used to carry to class on their shoulders.
- Inside the gas station, Tom talks to George, who is a thin, blond-haired, scrawny fellow.
- I honestly thought Cam ‘in person’ would be your usual scrawny writer/artist type.
- They were scrawny little things and their eyes had that slightly sunken in look from malnutrition.
- I'm naturally a pretty scrawny guy, so we cut out cardio entirely and just focused on bulking up.
- He left the office and road hard for a while before arriving at a ranch, where he was greeted by a tall and scrawny man with a long, thin mustache.
- Red screamed, " How can you be so strong when you're so scrawny?
- She was scrawny and flea-ridden, but her manners were impeccable as she gently placed her paw on my arm, as if to lay claim to me.
- Giggling toddlers play among scrawny chickens and bleating goats.
- Many people still live in mud huts, grow all their own food, and rely on the one scrawny cow in the back yard for subsistence.
- He looked scrawny in his baggy clothes, but I knew that he was very strong.
Synonyms
skinny, thin, thin as a rake, skin-and-bones, gaunt, bony, size-zero, angular, gawky, scraggy, rangy, raw-boned, skeletal, emaciated, pinched
lean, slim, slender, lanky, spindly, gangly, gangling
dated spindle-shanked
1. 1.1 (of vegetation) meagre or stunted.
  （草木）矮小的，发育受阻的
  straggly trees and occasional tufts of scrawny grass
  Example sentencesExamples
  Unable to find it she sank down and sat on the ground with her back against two scrawny trees.
  They lie on pavements, sheltering from the sun under scrawny trees.

Derivatives

scrawniness

noun

Her shoulders, her bosom do not have that scrawniness characteristic of female dancers whose whole weight seems to have descended into their legs.
Example sentencesExamples
- I must say, despite his scrawniness, Solastian is very strong… and perceptive.

Origin

Mid 19th century: variant of dialect scranny; compare with archaic scrannel 'weak, feeble' (referring to sound).

Rhymes

brawny, corny, horny, lawny, mulligatawny, tawny, thorny

Definition of scrawny in US English:

scrawny

adjectiveˈskrônēˈskrɔni

1(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony.
（人，动物）瘦得难看的，皮包骨的
he had a scrawny physique and a protuberant Adam's apple
she was small and scrawny and the sinews in her neck stood out
Example sentencesExamples
- Red screamed, " How can you be so strong when you're so scrawny?
- I always remember him as a rather scrawny kid who used to ref our senior games when the official referee didn't turn up.
- He left the office and road hard for a while before arriving at a ranch, where he was greeted by a tall and scrawny man with a long, thin mustache.
- Giggling toddlers play among scrawny chickens and bleating goats.
- She was scrawny, dangerously thin some said, and stiff, as though her bones ached.
- The stillness of the scene was suddenly disrupted when a scrawny dog ran into view.
- I'm naturally a pretty scrawny guy, so we cut out cardio entirely and just focused on bulking up.
- She was scrawny and flea-ridden, but her manners were impeccable as she gently placed her paw on my arm, as if to lay claim to me.
- Paws thudded on the ground nearby, and a small scrawny wolf darted out of the brush, headed in an erratic fashion to the path.
- A scrawny dog lay in the doorway of a hut, yawning widely.
- Staring down at the scrawny man, Jonah wondered what he had ever been afraid of.
- You're established and then, all of a sudden, some young scrawny kid comes out of the youth team and takes your place in the side.
- Inside the gas station, Tom talks to George, who is a thin, blond-haired, scrawny fellow.
- After years of wrestling scrawny teenagers, his dedication is actually put to the test when he will have to pick on someone his own size.
- I honestly thought Cam ‘in person’ would be your usual scrawny writer/artist type.
- He wrenched him around and grasped his scrawny neck in a dangerously tight headlock.
- The way his mother tells it, Allen was a scrawny kid who the high school football players used to carry to class on their shoulders.
- They were scrawny little things and their eyes had that slightly sunken in look from malnutrition.
- Many people still live in mud huts, grow all their own food, and rely on the one scrawny cow in the back yard for subsistence.
- He looked scrawny in his baggy clothes, but I knew that he was very strong.
Synonyms
skinny, thin, thin as a rake, skin-and-bones, gaunt, bony, size-zero, angular, gawky, scraggy, rangy, raw-boned, skeletal, emaciated, pinched
1. 1.1 (of vegetation) meager or stunted.
  （草木）矮小的，发育受阻的
  straggly trees and occasional tufts of scrawny grass
  Example sentencesExamples
  Unable to find it she sank down and sat on the ground with her back against two scrawny trees.
  They lie on pavements, sheltering from the sun under scrawny trees.

Origin

Mid 19th century: variant of dialect scranny; compare with archaic scrannel ‘weak, feeble’ (referring to sound).

单词	scrawny
释义	Definition of scrawny in English: scrawny adjectivescrawniest, scrawnier ˈskrɔːniˈskrɔni 1(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony. （人，动物）瘦得难看的，皮包骨的 he had a scrawny physique and a protuberant Adam's apple she was small and scrawny and the sinews in her neck stood out Example sentencesExamples He wrenched him around and grasped his scrawny neck in a dangerously tight headlock. She was scrawny, dangerously thin some said, and stiff, as though her bones ached. I always remember him as a rather scrawny kid who used to ref our senior games when the official referee didn't turn up. The stillness of the scene was suddenly disrupted when a scrawny dog ran into view. A scrawny dog lay in the doorway of a hut, yawning widely. Staring down at the scrawny man, Jonah wondered what he had ever been afraid of. After years of wrestling scrawny teenagers, his dedication is actually put to the test when he will have to pick on someone his own size. You're established and then, all of a sudden, some young scrawny kid comes out of the youth team and takes your place in the side. Paws thudded on the ground nearby, and a small scrawny wolf darted out of the brush, headed in an erratic fashion to the path. The way his mother tells it, Allen was a scrawny kid who the high school football players used to carry to class on their shoulders. Inside the gas station, Tom talks to George, who is a thin, blond-haired, scrawny fellow. I honestly thought Cam ‘in person’ would be your usual scrawny writer/artist type. They were scrawny little things and their eyes had that slightly sunken in look from malnutrition. I'm naturally a pretty scrawny guy, so we cut out cardio entirely and just focused on bulking up. He left the office and road hard for a while before arriving at a ranch, where he was greeted by a tall and scrawny man with a long, thin mustache. Red screamed, " How can you be so strong when you're so scrawny? She was scrawny and flea-ridden, but her manners were impeccable as she gently placed her paw on my arm, as if to lay claim to me. Giggling toddlers play among scrawny chickens and bleating goats. Many people still live in mud huts, grow all their own food, and rely on the one scrawny cow in the back yard for subsistence. He looked scrawny in his baggy clothes, but I knew that he was very strong. Synonyms skinny, thin, thin as a rake, skin-and-bones, gaunt, bony, size-zero, angular, gawky, scraggy, rangy, raw-boned, skeletal, emaciated, pinched lean, slim, slender, lanky, spindly, gangly, gangling dated spindle-shanked 1.1 (of vegetation) meagre or stunted. （草木）矮小的，发育受阻的 straggly trees and occasional tufts of scrawny grass Example sentencesExamples Unable to find it she sank down and sat on the ground with her back against two scrawny trees. They lie on pavements, sheltering from the sun under scrawny trees. Derivatives scrawniness noun Her shoulders, her bosom do not have that scrawniness characteristic of female dancers whose whole weight seems to have descended into their legs. Example sentencesExamples I must say, despite his scrawniness, Solastian is very strong… and perceptive. Origin Mid 19th century: variant of dialect scranny; compare with archaic scrannel 'weak, feeble' (referring to sound). Rhymes brawny, corny, horny, lawny, mulligatawny, tawny, thorny Definition of scrawny in US English: scrawny adjectiveˈskrônēˈskrɔni 1(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony. （人，动物）瘦得难看的，皮包骨的 he had a scrawny physique and a protuberant Adam's apple she was small and scrawny and the sinews in her neck stood out Example sentencesExamples Red screamed, " How can you be so strong when you're so scrawny? I always remember him as a rather scrawny kid who used to ref our senior games when the official referee didn't turn up. He left the office and road hard for a while before arriving at a ranch, where he was greeted by a tall and scrawny man with a long, thin mustache. Giggling toddlers play among scrawny chickens and bleating goats. She was scrawny, dangerously thin some said, and stiff, as though her bones ached. The stillness of the scene was suddenly disrupted when a scrawny dog ran into view. I'm naturally a pretty scrawny guy, so we cut out cardio entirely and just focused on bulking up. She was scrawny and flea-ridden, but her manners were impeccable as she gently placed her paw on my arm, as if to lay claim to me. Paws thudded on the ground nearby, and a small scrawny wolf darted out of the brush, headed in an erratic fashion to the path. A scrawny dog lay in the doorway of a hut, yawning widely. Staring down at the scrawny man, Jonah wondered what he had ever been afraid of. You're established and then, all of a sudden, some young scrawny kid comes out of the youth team and takes your place in the side. Inside the gas station, Tom talks to George, who is a thin, blond-haired, scrawny fellow. After years of wrestling scrawny teenagers, his dedication is actually put to the test when he will have to pick on someone his own size. I honestly thought Cam ‘in person’ would be your usual scrawny writer/artist type. He wrenched him around and grasped his scrawny neck in a dangerously tight headlock. The way his mother tells it, Allen was a scrawny kid who the high school football players used to carry to class on their shoulders. They were scrawny little things and their eyes had that slightly sunken in look from malnutrition. Many people still live in mud huts, grow all their own food, and rely on the one scrawny cow in the back yard for subsistence. He looked scrawny in his baggy clothes, but I knew that he was very strong. Synonyms skinny, thin, thin as a rake, skin-and-bones, gaunt, bony, size-zero, angular, gawky, scraggy, rangy, raw-boned, skeletal, emaciated, pinched 1.1 (of vegetation) meager or stunted. （草木）矮小的，发育受阻的 straggly trees and occasional tufts of scrawny grass Example sentencesExamples Unable to find it she sank down and sat on the ground with her back against two scrawny trees. They lie on pavements, sheltering from the sun under scrawny trees. Origin Mid 19th century: variant of dialect scranny; compare with archaic scrannel ‘weak, feeble’ (referring to sound).
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