Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Skinny — can refer to: * Skinny Client Control Protocol * Skinny Disco (Deathtars Member) * A thin person * Skinny (Dan Marino), American Football player * Skinny, the Mushroomhead drummer * A slang term for inside or confidential information * A coffee… … Wikipedia
Skinny — Skin ny, a. Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh. Her skinny lips. Shak. [1913 Webster] He holds him with a skinny hand. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skinny — scrawny, rawboned, angular, gaunt, lank, lanky, *lean, spare Antonyms: fleshy … New Dictionary of Synonyms
skinny — [adj] very thin angular, bony, emaciated, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, like a rail*, malnourished, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, skeletal, skin and bone*, slender, spare, twiggy, undernourished, underweight; concepts 490,491 Ant. chubby, fat, heavy,… … New thesaurus
skinny — ► ADJECTIVE (skinnier, skinniest) 1) (of a person) unattractively thin. 2) (of an article of clothing) tight fitting. DERIVATIVES skinniness noun … English terms dictionary
skinny — [skin′ē] adj. skinnier, skinniest 1. of or like skin 2. without much flesh; very thin 3. of inadequate size, growth, etc. n. Slang inside or confidential information; gossip skinniness n … English World dictionary
skinny — skin|ny1 [ skıni ] adjective 1. ) very thin, in a way that is not attractive. Someone who is thin in an attractive way is slender or slim: As a kid she was always really skinny. skinny arms/legs 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL low in fat: a skinny latte 3 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skinny — UK [ˈskɪnɪ] / US adjective Word forms skinny : adjective skinny comparative skinnier superlative skinniest 1) informal very thin, in a way that is not attractive. Someone who is thin in an attractive way is slender or slim As a kid she was always … English dictionary
skinny — /ˈskɪni / (say skinee) adjective (skinnier, skinniest) 1. lean; emaciated. 2. of or like skin. 3. Colloquial having less than the usual fat content: skinny milk; a skinny cappuccino. 4. reduced by being shorter or less complicated: a skinny… …
skinny — skinniness, n. /skin ee/, adj., skinnier, skinniest, n. adj. 1. very lean or thin; emaciated: a skinny little kitten. 2. of or like skin. 3. unusually low or reduced; meager; minimal: skinny profits. 4. (of an object) narrow or slender: a skinny… … Universalium
