Definition of Scrawny

extremely thin and frail

Examples of Scrawny in a sentence

After going without food for a long time, the man looked pale and scrawny.  🔊

The scrawny boy was too thin to play football.  🔊

Because the neglected dog was very scrawny, its skin hung from its fragile bones.  🔊

Military life transformed my scrawny nephew into a muscular giant.  🔊

Since the scrawny man wants large muscles, he goes to the gym twice a day.  🔊

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