scrawniness

(noun)

noun

1. the bodily property of lacking flesh

Similar word(s): skinniness

Definition categories: attribute, leanness, spareness, thinness

2. the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality

- the scrawniness of sickly trees

Similar word(s): scrubbiness

Definition categories: attribute, inferiority

Sentences with scrawniness as a noun:

- We threw the fish back because of its scrawniness; there was no meat on it.