skinny

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++skin·ny /ˈskɪni/ ●○○ adjective (comparative skinnier, superlative skinniest)  1  THIN PERSONvery thin, especially in a way that is unattractive 极瘦的，皮包骨的 Some supermodels are far too skinny. 有些超级模特也太瘦骨嶙峋了。► see thesaurus at thin2  skinny trousers fit tightly all the way down the legs 〔裤子〕紧身的，贴身的 skinny jeans 紧身牛仔裤3  made with skimmed milk (=milk with all the fat and cream removed from it) 加脱脂奶的 a skinny latte 脱脂拿铁咖啡

Examples from the Corpus

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.

skin·ny adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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skinny
skin‧ny /ˈskɪni/ adjective (comparative skinnier, superlative skinniest)
1. very thin, especially in a way that is unattractive:
    Some supermodels are far too skinny.
2. skinny trousers fit tightly all the way down the legs:
    skinny jeans
3. made with skimmed milk (=milk with all the fat and cream removed from it):
    a skinny latte
     

THESAURUS

■ person
   ▪ thin having little fat on your body: a tall, thin man
   ▪ slim thin in an attractive way: her slim figure | a slim woman in her fifties | Magazines are always full of advice about how to stay slim.
   ▪ slender written thin in an attractive and graceful way – used especially about parts of the body, and used especially about women: her long, slender legs | She is slender, with very fair hair.
   ▪ lean thin and looking healthy and fit: his lean body | He was lean and looked like a runner.
   ▪ skinny very thin in a way that is not attractive: a skinny teenager | Your arms are so skinny!
   ▪ slight written thin and delicate: a small, slight girl with big eyes
   ▪ scrawny /ˈskrɔːni $ ˈskrɒː-/ very thin, small, and weak-looking: a scrawny kid in blue jeans
   ▪ underweight below the usual weight for someone of your height, and therefore too thin: He had no appetite and remained underweight.
   ▪ gaunt /ɡɔːnt $ ɡɒːnt/ written very thin and pale, especially because of illness or continued worry: He looked gaunt and had not shaved for days.
   ▪ emaciated /ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtəd, ɪˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd, -si-/ written extremely thin and weak, because you are ill or not getting enough to eat: The tents were filled with emaciated refugees.
   ▪ skeletal written used about someone who is so thin that you can see the shape of their bones: The soldiers were shocked by the skeletal figures of the camp’s prisoners.
   ▪ anorexic used about someone who is extremely thin because they have a mental illness that makes them stop eating: Her daughter is anorexic. | anorexic teenagers