Qualitative, gradable adjective describing thinness or meagerness.
Translations
The scrawny horse was in need of better care.
Костлявая лошадь нуждалась в лучшем уходе.
The scrawny boy struggled to lift the heavy box.
Худощавый мальчик с трудом поднимал тяжелую коробку.
The scrawny cat wandered the streets looking for food.
Тощий кот бродил по улицам в поисках еды.
Definitions
Unattractively thin and bony. The scrawny cat wandered the streets in search of food.
Meagre, puny, or insufficient in size or amount. The garden produced only a scrawny handful of tomatoes this year.