different between skinny vs skeletal

English

Etymology

Skin +? -y. The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones; the meaning associated with nudity refers to the exposed skin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk?ni/
• Rhymes: -?ni

Adjective

skinny (comparative skinnier, superlative skinniest)

1. (informal) thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).

2. (informal, of food or beverages) Having reduced fat or calories.
3. Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
4. (of clothing) tight-fitting

   skinny jeans

5. (golf) Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”)

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:scrawny

Antonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obese

Translations

Noun

skinny (plural skinnies)

1. (colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.

   She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.

2. A state of nakedness; nudity.
3. (informal) A low-fat serving of coffee.
4. (nonstandard) A skinny being.

Translations

Verb

skinny (third-person singular simple present skinnies, present participle skinnying, simple past and past participle skinnied)

1. (transitive) To reduce or cut down.
   • 1982, Ward's Auto World (volume 18, issues 1-6, page 65)

     Like an accordion at a country wedding producing sweet-and-sour notes, some importers are expanding their U.S. retail automotive operations while others are skinnying down.

   • 1996, Kevin Dowd, Getting Connected: The Internet at 56K and Up (page 25)

     By the end of the chapter, we will have (hopefully) skinnied the list of contenders further (perhaps there will be none left).

   • 2001, Bankruptcy Court Decisions (volume 38, page A-7)

     Said one judge: "What is [Chapter 22] other than the process of skinnying the company down? Are there some inefficiencies in that? If so, they can be absorbed by the economy and the country."

English

Alternative forms

• sceletal

Etymology

From skeleton +? -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sk?l?t(?)l/, /sk??li?t(?)l/

Adjective

skeletal (comparative more skeletal, superlative most skeletal)

1. of, or relating to the skeleton
2. haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt

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