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skinny
[ skin-ee ]
adjective
- very lean or thin; emaciated:
a skinny little kitten.
Synonyms: , ,
- of or like skin.
- unusually low or reduced; meager; minimal:
skinny profits.
- (of an object) narrow or slender:
skinny noodles.
- (of garments, especially pants) narrow and very tight-fitting:
skinny jeans; a skinny tank top.
noun
- Slang.
- accurate information; data; facts.
- news, especially if confidential; gossip:
Here's the skinny on the latest Hollywood scandal.
skinny
/ ˈɪɪ /
adjective
- lacking in flesh; thin
- consisting of or resembling skin
Derived Forms
- ˈ쾱ԲԾԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- 쾱n·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of skinny1
Example Sentences
Nugent said that some people taking these medications, also known as "skinny jabs", are getting surgery on their face.
But still, the already lanky right-hander looked concerningly skinny from the liquid-only diet he was forced to adopt in the wake of his surgery.
"It felt like girls being like, 'oh, I've won because I'm skinny and wouldn't it be the worst thing ever to be fat'," the 29-year-old from Bristol said.
And even at my skinniest, I am still morbidly obese.
There are vast areas around Eureka, next to Humboldt Bay, where there are long, skinny peninsulas that could make an evacuation challenging.
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