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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#m1)

2) Skinny clothes fit closely, like skinny jeans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#m2)

3) (food) Skinny means made with low-fat milk, like a skinny latte. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#m3)

4) (US slang) «The skinny» means the inside information or the facts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x1)
- I wear skinny jeans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x2)
- My legs are skinny, but strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x3)
- (US slang) Give me the skinny on the new teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x4)
- The skinny tree bent in the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x5)
- Mum ordered a skinny latte. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x6)
- How would he look if he saw your pointy ears, your long thin snout, your shivering, skinny legs, and your long grey tail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/#x7)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/skinny/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.