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SCRAWNINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality
Example:
the scrawniness of sickly trees
Synonyms:
scrawniness; scrubbiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("scrawniness" is a kind of...):
inferiority; low quality (an inferior quality)
Derivation:
scrawny (inferior in size or quality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The bodily property of lacking flesh
Synonyms:
scrawniness; skinniness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("scrawniness" is a kind of...):
leanness; spareness; thinness (the property of having little body fat)
Derivation:
scrawny (being very thin)
