skinny

Words with a similar base: skinny

'skinny'

[skinny.n.01] as in: confidential information about a topic or person

Examples:
he wanted the inside skinny on the new partner

'skinny'

[scraggy.s.01] as in: being very thin

Examples:
a child with skinny freckled legs
a long scrawny neck

'skinny'

[skinny.a.02] as in: of or relating to or resembling skin

'skinny'

[tight-fitting.s.01] as in: fitting snugly

Examples:
a tightly-fitting cover
tight-fitting clothes

'skinny'

[cheeseparing.s.01] as in: giving or spending with reluctance

Examples:
our cheeseparing administration
very close (or near) with his money
a penny-pinching miserly old man

Origins

					skinny (English)
├── -y (English)
│   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── skin (English)
    └── skinn (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── skinn (Old Norse)

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