Definition of Skinny

1. Adjective. Being very thin. "A long scrawny neck"

Exact synonyms: Boney, Scraggy, Scrawny, Underweight, Weedy
Similar to: Lean, Thin
Derivative terms: Boniness, Scrag, Scrawniness, Skinniness

2. Noun. Confidential information about a topic or person. "He wanted the inside skinny on the new partner"
Generic synonyms: Info, Information

3. Adjective. Of or relating to or resembling skin.
Partainyms: Skin
Derivative terms: Skin

4. Adjective. Fitting snugly. "Tight-fitting clothes"

5. Adjective. Giving or spending with reluctance. "A penny-pinching miserly old man"
Exact synonyms: Cheeseparing, Close, Near, Penny-pinching
Similar to: Stingy, Ungenerous
Derivative terms: Closeness, Penny-pinching

Definition of Skinny

1. a. Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh.

Definition of Skinny

1. Adjective. (informal) Having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful. ¹

2. Adjective. (informal) Low-fat. ¹

3. Adjective. Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping). ¹

4. Noun. A skinny person ¹

5. Noun. (colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor. ¹

6. Noun. A state of nakedness; nudity. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skinny

1. very thin [adj -NIER, -NIEST]

Medical Definition of Skinny

1. Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh. "Her skinny lips." "He holds him with a skinny hand." (Coleridge) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skinny

skinmags
skinnable
skinned
skinner
skinnerian conditioning
skinnerite
skinners
skinnier
skinnies
skinniest
skinnily
skinniness
skinninesses
skinning
skinning back
skinny (current term)
skinny-dip
skinny-dipper
skinny-dippers
skinny-dipping
skinny as a rail
skinny dip
skinny dipping
skinny mirror
skinnydip
skinnydipping
skinnymalinks
skins
skinship
skinsuit

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