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skinny

Definition for skinny

adjective as in very thin

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WHO says these drugs, sometime called skinny jabs, represent a new chapter in the gradual conceptual shift in how society approaches obesity, from a "lifestyle condition" to a complex, preventable, and treatable chronic disease.

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Slender Man is a skinny, shadowy figure who has appeared in photos, drawings and articles across the internet.

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The skinny look to the scoreboard - a 27-23 victory - matched with frayed nerves and chewed fingernails.

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In one jaw-dropping shot, a skinny plane flies on its side through a thick birch forest.

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The guy’s much too skinny to fill out the navy-blue suit he’s wearing.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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