Lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours. (of an object) narrow or slender See examples of skinny used in a sentence.
Skinny woman sucking in her belly and standing in the kitchen Stock Photo - Alamy
Entertainment skinny (band), defunct british electronica/rock band skinny (they can't get enough), 1988 album by rap group the skinny boys skinny, a song by billie eilish from her album hit me hard and soft, 2024 skinny skinny, a song by ashton irwin from the 2020 album superbloom skinny (novel), 2004 debut novel of ibi kaslik
The meaning associated with lack of fat or muscle possibly derives from the phrase skin and bones
The meaning associated with nudity refers to the exposed skin. Definition of skinny adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. That'll be two skinny lattes, please.
