scrawny

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I didn't picture Urlacher as the scrawny, Robin Hood type.

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  1. adjective Gaunt and bony. See Synonyms at lean2.

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  • Two were women — scrawny, their skins puckered and lacerated.
  • Tall, scrawny, and gangly seemed to be the trademark look among the Hunters Moon Clan. —  Yasmine Galenorn - [Sisters of the Moon 2] - Changeling
  • He was scrawny, his skin drawn tight over prominent bones. —  GUDMagazineIssue0::Spring2007
  • The palmettoes were scrawny, the pointed leaves being particularly vicious Doc Savage knew his quarry was ahead somewhere. —  024 - Red Snow
  • He was painfully thin and scrawny, his eyes deep-set, his face pinched and tight. —  David A
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skinny ·  wiry ·  lanky ·  hairy ·  gaunt ·  lean ·  stocky ·  plump ·  shapely ·  wither ·  gnarled ·  white-haired
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Alteration of dialectal scranny, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian skran, lean.

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  1. A dial. form of scranny, now prevalent: see scranny.
 

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/ˈskrɔni/
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