1. the bodily property of lacking flesh; [syn: skinniness, scrawniness]
2. the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality; - Example: "the scrawniness of sickly trees" [syn: scrawniness, scrubbiness]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scrawniness
n 1: the bodily property of lacking flesh [syn: skinniness,
scrawniness]
2: the property of being stunted and inferior in size or
quality; "the scrawniness of sickly trees" [syn:
scrawniness, scrubbiness]