lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, scrawny, skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh. lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours.

skinny adjective (FOOD AND DRINK) low in fat; used especially of coffee drinks made with low-fat milk:

Nov 24, 2025 · 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 …

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

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

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word skinny, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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1 skinny / ˈ skɪni/ adjective skinnier; skinniest Britannica Dictionary definition of SKINNY [also more skinny; most skinny] informal : very thin or too thin a skinny actress skinny arms/legs

skinny meaning, definition, what is skinny: very thin, especially in a way that is u...: Learn more.

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