English Explanatory Dictionary

skin and bones

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person or an animal that is emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-skin and bones.wav

Word forms

skin and bones skin and bone

Related words

bony gaunt lanky scrawny skinny osteocutaneous
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