scrawniness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English scrawny Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English scrawniness From scrawny + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The property of being scrawny.
We threw the fish back because of its scrawniness; there was no meat on it.