scrannel

[ skran-l ]

/ ˈskræn l /

adjective Archaic.

thin or slight.

squeaky or unmelodious.

Nearby words

scrambled egg, scrambled eggs, scrambler, scramjet, scran, scrannel, scranton, scrap, scrap heap, scrap iron, scrapbook

Origin of scrannel

First recorded in 1630–40; origin uncertain

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Examples from the Web for scrannel

The shell they struck gave a more melodious sound than the rough and scrannel pipe cut from the northern forests.
Amenities of Literature|Isaac Disraeli
Suspicion, take it all in all, is the most tedious and scrannel of the sins.
The Book of This and That|Robert Lynd

British Dictionary definitions for scrannel

scrannel

/ (ˈskrænəl) /

adjective archaic

thin

harsh

Word Origin for scrannel

C17: probably from Norwegian skran lean. Compare scrawny

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