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scrawniness

scrawniness noun: the property of being scrawny.

Noun

scrawniness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being scrawny.
    • We threw the fish back because of its scrawniness; there was no meat on it.

Origin of scrawniness

From scrawny + -ness.

Questions about scrawniness

What does scrawniness mean?
Scrawniness means the property of being scrawny.
What part of speech is scrawniness?
Scrawniness is a noun.

Words near scrawniness in the dictionary

  1. scrawms
  2. scrawn
  3. scrawnier
  4. scrawniest
  5. scrawnily
  6. scrawniness
  7. scrawny
  8. scrawny drink of water
  9. scrawny drinks of water
  10. scraws
  11. scray

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