skinny

¹skin·ny

adj \ˈski-nē\

skin·ni·erskin·ni·est

Definition of SKINNY

1

: resembling skin : membranous

2

a : lacking sufficient flesh : very thin : emaciated b : lacking usual or desirable bulk, quantity, qualities, or significance

— skin·ni·ness noun

Examples of SKINNY

1. <the tree swing was supported only by a couple of skinny branches>
2. <her grandmother was always insisting that she was too skinny and never tired of trying to force more food on her>

First Known Use of SKINNY

1573

Related to SKINNY

Synonyms: fine, hairline, needlelike, paper-thin, narrow, slender, slim, slim-jim, thin, ultrathin

Antonyms: broad, fat, wide

Related Words: attenuate, attenuated, elongate (or elongated), linear; bottleneck, close, compressed, condensed, constricted, contracted, squeezed, tight, tightened; lanky, rangy, reedy, shoestring, spindly, stalky, stringy, twiggy, willowy, wispy; lank, spare

Near Antonyms: chunky, squat, stocky, stumpy, thick, thickset; bulky, massive, voluminous; thickish, widish

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Rhymes with SKINNY

cine, finny, ginny, guinea, Guinea, hinny, mini, ninny, pinny, shinny, spinney, squinny, tinny, whinny, Winnie