scrawny meaning and definition

SCRAWNY adjective

Definition of scrawny (adjective)

1. being very thin
   • "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck"
   • synonyms: boney, scraggy, skinny, underweight, weedy
2. inferior in size or quality
   • "scrawny cattle"; "scrubby cut-over pine"; "old stunted thorn trees"
   • synonyms: scrubby, stunted