skinny

«skinny» in Mova's school dictionary: very thin, sometimes too thin — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (skinny, skinnier, skinniest); noun (the skinny — US slang)

meaning for a pupil

1) Skinny means very thin, sometimes too thin. tree →

2) Skinny clothes fit closely, like skinny jeans. tree →

3) (food) Skinny means made with low-fat milk, like a skinny latte. tree →

4) (US slang) «The skinny» means the inside information or the facts. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: skinny jeans, a skinny dog. In stories, it can be an unkind way to talk about someone's body. Phrases: «skinny jeans», «skinny dipping» (swimming without clothes), «the skinny on».

examples

• The stray cat was very skinny. tree →
• I wear skinny jeans. tree →
• My legs are skinny, but strong. tree →
• (US slang) Give me the skinny on the new teacher. tree →
• The skinny tree bent in the wind. tree →
• Mum ordered a skinny latte. tree →
• How would he look if he saw your pointy ears, your long thin snout, your shivering, skinny legs, and your long grey tail. tree →

note

Can be rude about people's bodies; «slim» is kinder. Comparative: skinnier, skinniest (y → i). Myth: being skinny does not always mean being healthy.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «skinny» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.