scrawny
adjective
excessively thin; lean; scraggy.
scrawniest
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superlativeof scrawny.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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There are thousands of would-be Edwin Ipapes across the island, running about on bits of grass, on gravel, on the scrawniest patch of clear land somewhere, anywhere they can get the ball out and play.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Grant Hill: You know, Michael, there once was this kid, the scrawniest, geekiest kid you ever saw.
From Slate ● May 5, 2019
Instead, Stern offered the “Trump Tree,” which the tycoon, in “The Art of the Deal” dismissed as one of “the ugliest, scrawniest little trees you’re ever likely to see.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2015
Kharey Wise, by far the scrawniest of the group, happened to be the only one old enough to spend all his time in adult jail and prison.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2012
For one thing, Chigger was the scrawniest boy ever to ride the bench of the football team.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
