|
|
- pronunciation:
- skI
ni
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
skinnier, skinniest |
| definition: |
extremely thin and bony.
He became quite skinny during his illness.- synonyms:
- gaunt, meager, scraggy, scrawny, spindly, weedy
- antonyms:
- curvaceous, fat, fleshy, obese, plump
- similar words:
- angular, gangly, lanky, lean, rawboned, spare, thin
|
| related words: |
emaciated, slender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(slang) accurate, usu. confidential information (prec. by "the").
|
| derivation: |
skinniness (n.) |
|
|