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scranniest

scranniest is the superlative form of scranny.

Meaning of scranny

Adjective

scranny (comparative scrannier, superlative scranniest)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) scrawny
    • Rat.
      I’ll slily seize and
      Let blood from her weasand,—
      Creeping through crevice, and chink, and cranny,
      With my snaky tail, and my sides so scranny.1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts

Questions about scranniest

What is scranniest the superlative form of?
Scranniest is the superlative form of scranny.

Words near scranniest in the dictionary

  1. scranching
  2. scranky
  3. scranned
  4. scrannel
  5. scrannier
  6. scranniest
  7. scranning
  8. scrannish
  9. scranny
  10. scrans
  11. Scranton

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