From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishskinnyskin‧ny /ˈskɪni/ ●○○ adjective (comparative skinnier, superlative skinniest) 1 THIN PERSONvery thin, especially in a way that is unattractive Some supermodels are far too skinny.► see thesaurus at thin2 skinny trousers fit tightly all the way down the legs skinny jeans3 made with skimmed milk (=milk with all the fat and cream removed from it) a skinny latte
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skinny• Even in a bulky warm-up suit, sitting hunched over the handlebars, she looks skinny.• Think skinny asparagus spears with broccoli tops.• He had startlingly blue eyes and dark tumbling curls over his forehead; a narrow face; a skinny body.• a skinny kid with glasses• skinny little kids• I would be a skinny person.• Jacob placed his arm around her skinny shoulders.• They strain every muscle as they pedal; their bodies glisten with sweat; all are skinny, some wasted.• By the time I'd recovered I was skinnier than ever, having been rationed to an orange a day.• They knew Amelia was too skinny to avoid the gas chamber.• I was really skinny when I was a teenager.