scrawny
/ˈskɹɔni/ adjective C2- Thin, malnourished, and weak.
Comparative scrawnier · Superlative scrawniest
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Matthew had taken the scrawny little hand awkwardly in his; then and there he decided what to do.
Thomas said I was the homeliest baby she ever saw, I was so scrawny and tiny and nothing but eyes, but that mother thought I was perfectly beautiful.
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