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Definition of Scrannel
1. a. Slight; thin; lean; poor.
Definition of Scrannel
1. Adjective. slight; thin; lean; poor ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scrannel
1. a thin person [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrannel
scrambling scramblingly scramblings scrambly scrambs scramjet scramjets scrammed scramming scrams | scran scranch scranched scranches scranky scrannel (current term) scrannels scrannier scranny scrans |
Literary usage of Scrannel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Great Writers, Or, Popular Chapters on Some Leading Authors by Samuel Andrews (1884)
"And when they list their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of
wretched straw. ... scrannel ..."