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I'm still a size 10, but it's the toning that's getting me down, and I think it can only get more difficult as I get older. Either one gets very thin and scrawny, or one puts on poundage; I'm definitely not going to pile on the pounds, so I can expect to end up scrawny.
Kate O'Mara

Meaning of "scrawny" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCRAWNY

Variant of dialect scranny.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCRAWNY

scrawny  [ˈskrɔːnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRAWNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scrawny is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCRAWNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Human physical appearance

Human physical appearance refers to the outward phenotype or look of human beings. There are infinite variations in human phenotypes, though society reduces the variability to distinct categories. Physical appearance of humans, in particular those attributes which are regarded as important for physical attractiveness, are believed by anthropologists to significantly affect the development of personality and social relations. Humans are acutely sensitive to their physical appearance, some theorize for reasons of evolution. Some differences in human appearance are genetic, others are the result of age, lifestyle or disease, and many are the result of personal adornment. Some people have traditionally linked some differences in that personal appearance such as skeletal shape with ethnicity, such as prognathism or elongated stride. Different cultures place different degrees of emphasis on physical appearance and its importance to social status and other phenomena.

Definition of scrawny in the English dictionary

The definition of scrawny in the dictionary is very thin and bony; scraggy. Other definition of scrawny is meagre or stunted.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCRAWNY


awny
ˈɔːnɪ
brawny
ˈbrɔːnɪ
corny
ˈkɔːnɪ
fawny
ˈfɔːnɪ
hawthorny
ˈhɔːˌθɔːnɪ
horny
ˈhɔːnɪ
lawny
ˈlɔːnɪ
mulligatawny
ˌmʌlɪɡəˈtɔːnɪ
peppercorny
ˈpɛpəˌkɔːnɪ
porny
ˈpɔːnɪ
Sawney
ˈsɔːnɪ
spawny
ˈspɔːnɪ
Tawney
ˈtɔːnɪ
tawny
ˈtɔːnɪ
thorny
ˈθɔːnɪ
yawny
ˈjɔːnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCRAWNY

scratchingly
scratchless
scratchplate
scratchy
scrattle
scrauch
scraugh
scraw
scrawl
scrawler
scrawlingly
scrawly
scrawm
scrawnier
scrawniest
scrawnily
scrawniness
scrawp
scray
scraye

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRAWNY

Anthony
any
browny
bunny
ceremony
company
danny
destiny
downy
ebony
funny
Germany
harmony
johnny
many
skinny
sunny
tiny
tony
towny

Synonyms and antonyms of scrawny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCRAWNY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scrawny» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scrawny

Translation of «scrawny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRAWNY

Find out the translation of scrawny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scrawny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scrawny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

瘦骨嶙峋的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flaco
570 millions of speakers

English

scrawny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सूखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هزيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тощий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

magricela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কৃশকায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décharné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scrawny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dürr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

骨ばった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비쩍 곯은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scrawny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ốm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒல்லியான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिवट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cılız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pelle e ossa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chudy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

худий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sfrijit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιπόσαρκο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

magra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skranglete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scrawny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAWNY»

The term «scrawny» is regularly used and occupies the 74.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAWNY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scrawny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scrawny» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scrawny

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5 QUOTES WITH «SCRAWNY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scrawny.
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Josh Keaton
I grew up nerdy, scrawny, playing video games, and getting picked on.
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Josh Keaton
Spidey was the one comic I read consistently throughout my childhood. As someone who grew up a nerd, scrawny, and picked on in high school, I related very strongly to Peter Parker.
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James Mercer
I was a regular dork. I was a kid who was scrawny and all that, and probably kind of dumb or something. I wasn't unordinary; I wasn't extraordinary.
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Kate O'Mara
I'm still a size 10, but it's the toning that's getting me down, and I think it can only get more difficult as I get older. Either one gets very thin and scrawny, or one puts on poundage; I'm definitely not going to pile on the pounds, so I can expect to end up scrawny.
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David Tennant
To me, it feels like 'The Doctor' has to have a long coat, and that's something imprinted on me from childhood, because he always did. And there's something heroic in a flapping coat, but at the same time, I need to get rid of it sometimes and just be a scrawny guy in a suit that doesn't quite fit.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRAWNY»

Discover the use of scrawny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scrawny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scrawny to Brawny: The Complete Guide to Building Muscle the ...
The Complete Guide to Building Muscle the Natural Way Michael Mejia, John Berardi. self—appointed weight loss gurus with their own talk shows who profess to have the solution to all of your problems. But if you're one of those rare few ...
Michael Mejia, John Berardi, 2005
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Tawny Scrawny Lion
So begins the funny, classic Golden story of a family of ten fat rabbits that teaches the hungry lion to eat carrot stew—so that he doesn’t eat them! From the Hardcover edition.
Kathryn Jackson, 2010
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Scrawny Cat
A lost, lonely, scrawny cat who is hungry and afraid unexpectedly meets someone who takes him in and loves him, in a heartwarming tale about finding home in unlikely places.
Phyllis Root, 2011
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Scrawny, the Classroom Duck
A third grader, new to his school, becomes attached to a duck raised from birth by his class; and though the duck is eventually freed to live in the wild, John realizes he has been left a legacy of new friends made through the duck.
S. J. Clymer, 1991
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Scrawny the Tree
They clasped their glove-less hands around Scrawny, ever so tightly. Their beautiful voices sang carols in the cold soundless night. And a feeling rose up in Scrawny, powerful and strong. The feeling of love, the feeling to belong. He delighted ...
Yvonne Gardner, 2005
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The Scrawny Little Tree
The love a poor boy gives to a scrawny little Christmas tree is returned many times over.
Ed Mehler, 2011
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The Scrawny Little Tree
Sandra J. Corley. Jeri looked at the little tree again and gently touched his branches. “She wouldn't want me,” he thought. “l've been here for ten days and no one noticed me.” The scrawny little tree lifted his scrawny little branches to.
Sandra J. Corley, 2011
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Paraphrase Grammars
it was the scrawny cat which lapped up the milk it was the scrawny cat which the milk was lapped up by it was the scrawny cat by which the milk was lapped up it was the milk which the scrawny cat lapped up it was the milk which was lapped ...
Richard M. Smaby, 1970
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Angry White Pyjamas: A Scrawny Oxford Poet Takes Lessons ...
In this entertaining book, Twigger blends the ancient with the modern--the ultratraditionalism, ritual, and violence of the "dojo" (training academy) with the shopping malls, nightclubs, and scenes of everyday Tokyo life in the 1990s--to ...
Robert Twigger, 2010
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Three Best-Loved Tales: Thumbelina; Tawny Scrawny Lion; The ...
In the first story, a tiny girl become the Queen of All Flowers after she is kidnapped by an ugly toad.
Gustaf Tenggren, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRAWNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scrawny is used in the context of the following news items.
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How Calvin Harris went from scrawny to brawny for new Armani …
He shot to fame in 2007 as a pale and scruffy brunette who favoured a battered leather jacket, hooded tops and loose jeans. But fast-forward a few years and ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Urijah Faber admits 'super random' scuffle with 'scrawny' Conor …
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently dropped the bombshell that Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber will go head-to-head as opposing coaches on ... «MMAmania.com, Jul 15»
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'Scrawny' Conor McGregor, 'twerp' Chad Mendes joust at UFC 189 …
Check out the above video as “scrawny” McGregor (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and “twerp” Mendes (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who fight for an interim featherweight title, ... «MMAjunkie.com, Jul 15»
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'I hate scrawny girls in action films': Charlize Theron on her ferocious …
'But I hate seeing scrawny little girls in action movies,' she snorts. 'I hate those moments where you see a girl with the tiniest little arms hitting a guy who's four ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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From scrawny kid to AFL star
He is modern football's Tarzan — a player with natural athleticism, untamed hair and a rangy, muscular physique born for the wild as much as the sporting arena ... «The West Australian, May 15»
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Charlotte saw Stephen Curry grow from 'scrawny kid' to NBA MVP
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, is presented with the NBA's Most Valuable Player award by Tim Chaney, of Kia Motors, at a basketball news ... «Charlotte Observer, May 15»
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Scrawny-Arms Rob Lowe Isn't Going Anywhere, According to DirecTV
Will we be saying goodbye to the Scrawny Arms, Painfully Awkward and Far Less Attractive versions of Rob Lowe? Apparently not, according to DirecTV. «AdAge.com, Apr 15»
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The Dregs of Winter: Another Scrawny Alberta Clipper
How was I to know "50 Shades of Grey" isn't about drab, stormy winters in England? I think I got some bad advice. What a strange winter. In Glencoe Saturday I ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb 15»
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Scrawny Oregon bear cub that fell from tree gets another chance in …
A scrawny bear cub that fell out of a tree in southern Oregon will have a chance to return to the wild. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department is sending the ... «OregonLive.com, Jan 15»
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Oregon agency hopes a zoo can get scrawny bear in shape
Veterinarians are appealing to accredited zoos across the continent to rehabilitate a scrawny but otherwise healthy young bear that fell from a tree in southern ... «The Columbian, Jan 15»

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