skinny
adjective
very lean or thin; emaciated.
skinniness
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a word derived from
skinny.
Example Sentences
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She talks about so-and-so’s skinniness as compared to your daughter’s?
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2019
But while our experiences vary, skinniness isn’t a free pass from the burdens of self-consciousness and the psychic struggle that a ruthlessly superficial society inflicts.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2015
Despite his youth and beanpole skinniness, Mr. Benson — wide-eyed but deadpan in manner — already has the height of a grown-up.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2012
Even in her early films, her height, her skinniness and her wistfulness combined to get her noticed.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2011
His skinniness made him seem even more like a messenger from the world of the ancestors.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
