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scrawny scrawny definition

scrawny


 
  Overview  of  adj  scrawny 
 
  The  adj  scrawny  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  scraggy,  scrawny,  skinny,  underweight,  weedy  --  (having  unattractive  thinness;  "a  child  with  skinny  freckled  legs";  "a  long  scrawny  neck") 
  2.  scrawny,  scrubby,  stunted  --  (inferior  in  size  or  quality;  "scrawny  cattle";  "scrubby  cut-over  pine";  "old  stunted  thorn  trees") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  scrawny 
 
  2  senses  of  scrawny 
 
  Sense  1 
  scraggy,  scrawny,  skinny,  underweight,  weedy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thin)  ->  fat 
 
  Sense  2 
  scrawny,  scrubby,  stunted 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inferior)  ->  superior 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  scrawny 
 
  2  senses  of  scrawny 
 
  Sense  1 
  scraggy,  scrawny,  skinny,  underweight,  weedy 
  =>  thin  (vs.  fat),  lean 
 
  Sense  2 
  scrawny,  scrubby,  stunted 
  =>  inferior  (vs.  superior) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  scrawny 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  scrawny 
 
  scrawny  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  scrawny 
  scrawny 
 
  Overview  of  adj  scrawny 
 
  The  adj  scrawny  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  scraggy,  scrawny,  skinny,  underweight,  weedy  --  (having  unattractive  thinness;  "a  child  with  skinny  freckled  legs";  "a  long  scrawny  neck") 
  2.  scrawny,  scrubby,  stunted  --  (inferior  in  size  or  quality;  "scrawny  cattle";  "scrubby  cut-over  pine";  "old  stunted  thorn  trees") 



scrawny definition