scrawny

/ˈskrȯ-nē/

origin unknown

adjective

  1. exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size

scrawny scrub cattle

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. spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise.