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scrawny

adjective
🔊/ˈskrɔːni/
🔊/ˈskrɔːni/
(comparative scrawnier, superlative scrawniest)
(disapproving)
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  1. (of people or animals人或动物) very thin in a way that is not attractive干瘦的；瘦巴巴的 synonym scraggy
    • He had long scrawny fingers.他的手指瘦长。
    • There were a few scrawny chickens in the yard.院子里有几只瘦巴巴的小鸡。
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryScrawny is used with these nouns:
    • kid
    • neck
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: variant of dialect scranny; compare with archaic scrannel ‘weak, feeble’ (referring to sound).