scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality.

SKINNY meaning: 1. very thin: 2. low in fat; used especially of coffee drinks made with low-fat milk: 3. narrow…. Learn more.

Skinny drinks are made with low-fat or non-fat milk. That'll be two skinny lattes, please.

skinny adjective thin, lean, scrawny, skeletal, emaciated, twiggy, undernourished, skin-and-bone (informal), scraggy, macilent (rare) He was quite a skinny little boy.

SKINNY definition: very lean or thin; emaciated. See examples of skinny used in a sentence.

Feb 6, 2026 · From Middle English skinny (“resembling skin”), equivalent to skin +‎ -y. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones; the meaning …

Definition of skinny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

adj. very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten. of or like skin. unusually low or reduced; meager; minimal: skinny profits. (of an object) narrow or slender: a skinny bed. n. Slang Terms accurate …

Someone who's skinny is thin. Your brother might be skinny enough to fit in the jeans he wore three years ago.

Some common synonyms of skinny are gaunt, lanky, lank, lean, rawboned, scrawny, and spare. While all these words mean "thin because of an absence of excess flesh," scrawny and skinny imply an …