skinny

Word parts

skin + -y

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈskɪni/

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Adjective

Positive skinny

Comparative skinnier

Superlative skinniest

1. A skinny person or animal has few flesh or muscle around the skeleton, he/she/it has a thin and narrow body.

   You should eat more and do some sports, you're too skinny!

   This poor village is full of skinny cats and dogs searching for food.

Noun

Singular skinny

Plural skinnies

1. A skinny is a person who has not enough flesh, enough muscle, whose body appears to be too thin and narrow.

   This skinny has lifted this heavy piece of furniture unaided! I couldn't believe my eyes!

Related words

• skin