skinny, adj.
(skinnier, skinniest)
freq. cnt. 2
(skinnier, skinniest)
freq. cnt. 2
being very thin
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
boney bony scraggly scraggy scrawny skinny underweight weedy
sample sentences
"a child with skinny freckled legs""a long scrawny neck"
"pale bony hands"
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derivationally related form
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similar to
giving or spending with reluctance
<adj.all>
cheeseparing close near penny-pinching skinny
sample sentences
"our cheeseparing administration""very close (or near) with his money"
"a penny-pinching miserly old man"
lexical pointers
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similar to
fitting snugly
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
skinny tight fitting tight-fitting tightfitting tightly fitting
sample sentences
"a tightly-fitting cover""tight-fitting clothes"
semantic pointers
similar to
of or relating to or resembling skin
<adj.pert>
skinny