scranny
A Scottish and northern English dialect word for scrawny — thin, bony, and underfed-looking.
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A Scottish and northern English dialect word for scrawny — thin, bony, and underfed-looking. Scranny captures that particular kind of leanness that suggests hardship or neglect rather than athletic fitness. Used for people, animals, or plants that look like they haven't had enough of anything. It has a slightly rougher, more critical edge than 'slim' but less clinical than 'underweight.'
The stray cat that kept coming to the back door was scranny and shivering but full of personality.
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(UK, Scotland, dialect) scrawny.
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A British and Scottish informal term for someone who is noticeably thin or scrawny. Often used affectionately or teasingly to describe a person with a beanpole build, the word carries a playful, almost cartoon-like quality. It's the kind of nickname a nan might drop on a gangly teenager who refuses to eat their dinner. Common in northern England and Scotland, it's more charming than cutting.