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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

That might explain Truth Social’s relatively scrawny user base.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Although he played quarterback, he was so scrawny that it was hard for even the most optimistic coach to imagine how he would survive a college pass rush.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

Even a scrawny "manfluencer" like Jordan Peterson was claiming to eat a beef-only diet, which would destroy your bowels and is terrible for your heart.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025

Compared to this, the one at home was positively scrawny, but to Shirley, it was special just the same.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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