scrawny
adjective
uk/ˈskrɔː.ni/us/ˈskrɑː.ni/unpleasantlythin, often withbonesshowing:
瘦骨嶙峋的,皮包骨头的He camehomeafter threemonthsatcollegelookingterriblyscrawny.他在大学里呆了3个月后回到家里,样子瘦得可怕。
Synonym
underweight
having less flesh on the body than average
- thinShe's on a diet but I think she's already too thin.
- skinnyYou should eat more. You're much too skinny.
- scrawnyHe hated his scrawny legs.
- slimHe was tall, very slim, with pale, deep-set eyes.
- slenderHe put his arms around her slender waist.
Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
- be skin and bone(s)idiom
- beanpole
- cadaverous
- ectomorph
- emaciation
- gaunt
- gauntness
- gracile
- hard-bodied
- hatchet-faced
- hollow
- hollow-cheeked
- lanky
- raw-boned
- skinny
- slenderize
- slight
- svelte
- sylphlike
- trim