scrawny
/ˈskrɔːnɪ/adjective
1scrawnier, scrawniest
- (of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony（人, 动物）瘦得难看的, 皮包骨的。
1.1
- (of vegetation) meagre or stunted（草木）矮小的, 发育受阻的。
派生词
scrawniness
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: variant of dialect scranny; compare with archaic scrannel 'weak， feeble (referring to sound)'.