scrawniness

• 名词，指身体瘦弱、皮包骨的状态，也指发育不良、在体型或质量上欠缺、孱弱的状态。

A noun referring to the bodily property of lacking flesh, or the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality.

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1. Lack of fleshC1formal

   The bodily property of being extremely thin, often in an unattractive or unhealthy way.

   瘦骨嶙峋

   • His scrawniness was a result of a long illness.
   • The doctor was concerned about the patient's scrawniness.
   • Her scrawniness made the clothes hang loosely on her frame.

   同义词boninessemaciationgauntnessleannessskinninessslightnessthinness

   反义词chubbinesscorpulencefatnessfleshinessobesityplumpnessstoutness

2. Stunted or inferior sizeC1formal

   The property of being underdeveloped, stunted, or inferior in size or quality.

   发育不良

   • The scrawniness of the plant was due to poor soil.
   • The scrawniness of the building's design disappointed the architects.
   • Critics noted the scrawniness of the plot in the novel.

   同义词puninessruntinessstuntedness

   反义词bulkinessrobustnesssturdiness