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skinny

DEFINITIONS OF: skinny

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adj being very thin

“a child with skinny freckled legs”
Synonyms:
boney, scraggy, scrawny, underweight, weedy
lean, thin
lacking excess flesh

adj of or relating to or resembling skin

adj fitting snugly

Synonyms:
tight fitting, tight-fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting
tight
closely constrained or constricted or constricting

adj giving or spending with reluctance

Synonyms:
cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching
stingy, ungenerous
unwilling to spend

n confidential information about a topic or person

“he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner”
Type of:
info, information
a message received and understood
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