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scrawny

[skraw-nee] / ˈskrɔ ni /


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Lotkoy Ebey has just five scrawny goats to her name where she once had 50.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

He was sitting on a curb beneath a scrawny tree, trying to get some shade, and coughing.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

Friends and family were skeptical of the scrawny teen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

“He came here as a scrawny kicker at 100 pounds,” Walsh said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

“I don’t know,” he said, scratching at a mosquito bite on his scrawny arm.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce




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