Skinny: meaning in English

adjective

Having angles or sharp corners.

Usage examples:

Angular chairs

adjective

Thin and bony

Usage examples:

She was tall and angular.

adjective

Of or like bone.

Usage examples:

The bony plates that protect turtles and tortoises

adjective

Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.

Usage examples:

She was so emaciated she could hardly stand

adjective

(esp. of people and animals) very thin and weak, usually because of illness or not eating enough

adjective

(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.

Usage examples:

A tall, gaunt woman in black

adjective

Someone who is hollow-cheeked has a face that is too thin.

verb

Be in or move into a sloping position.

Usage examples:

He leaned back in his chair

noun

A deviation from the perpendicular; an inclination.

Usage examples:

The vehicle has a definite lean to the left

adjective

(of a person or animal) thin, especially healthily so; having no superfluous fat.

Usage examples:

His lean, muscular body

adjective

Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.

Usage examples:

Her pinched, sallow face

verb

Grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb.

Usage examples:

She pinched his cheek

adjective

(of someone’s face) thin and anxious, or (of clothing) narrow

Usage examples:

Nora was short, with a pinched face, and wore thick glasses with wire rims., her dress was pinched …

verb

Make a clear resonant or vibrating sound.

Usage examples:

A bell rang loudly

verb

Past participle of ring2.

noun

A small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.

Usage examples:

A diamond ring

adjective

Used to describe an animal that has little flesh on its bones so that its bones can be seen clearly

adjective

(of a person or animal) thin and bony.

Usage examples:

Scraggy mongrels

adjective

(of a person or animal) unattractively thin and bony.

Usage examples:

He had a scrawny physique and a protuberant adam's apple

adjective

(of a person’s or animal’s body) very thin because not fed enough, so that you can see the shape of the bones under the skin

Usage examples:

The store had only a few scrawny chickens left.

adjective

Relating to or functioning as a skeleton.

Usage examples:

The skeletal remains of aquatic organisms

adjective

Of or like a skeleton (= frame of bones)

Usage examples:

Skeletal injuries

idiom

Extremely thin

Usage examples:

Your brother is just skin and bones - has he been sick?

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) gracefully thin.

Usage examples:

Her slender neck

adjective

Thin

Usage examples:

The slender book runs all of 150 pages., sarane is a tall, slender man.

adjective

(of a person or their build) gracefully thin; slender.

Usage examples:

Her slim figure

verb

Make oneself thinner, especially by dieting.

Usage examples:

If he's overweight, he should slim

noun

A course or period of slimming.

Usage examples:

A sponsored slim

adjective

With opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together.

Usage examples:

Thin slices of bread

adverb

With little thickness or depth.

Usage examples:

Cut the ham as thin as possible

verb

Make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous.

Usage examples:

The remorseless fire of archers thinned their ranks

adjective

Insufficiently fed or nourished.

Usage examples:

A horse that is underfed is likely to be dull and lethargic

verb

Not give enough food to.

Usage examples:

Some breeders intentionally underfeed their pups to keep them small

adjective

Not having had enough food to eat

Usage examples:

Weak, underfed patients risk undoing the good medical work carried out on their behalf., a lot of t…

adjective

Having insufficient food or other substances for good health and condition.

Usage examples:

Undernourished children