David Tennant

To me, it feels like 'The Doctor' has to have a long coat, and that's something imprinted on me from childhood, because he always did. And there's something heroic in a flapping coat, but at the same time, I need to get rid of it sometimes and just be a scrawny guy in a suit that doesn't quite fit.

Scottish Actor

Douglas Coupland

I was always the youngest person in class, skinny, scrawny, no good at sports. I asserted myself by being smart. But then I got to college and started to get C's and D's. That was fantastic. I no longer had to be the smartest person in the room.

Canadian Author

W. Bruce Cameron

When I was in seventh grade, I was a scrawny boy with no muscles, so I went out for wrestling. My intention was to develop secret wrestling skills so that if I were jumped by a bully, I'd shout, 'Ha!' and he'd be on the ground in a headlock.

American Author

Maddie Ziegler

My dance teacher will show me pictures of girls who are rhythmic gymnasts, and they are super skinny. But I don't want to be too skinny. I think that looks a little gross when you are dancing. You don't want to be a scrawny, bony thing.

American Dancer

Walter O'Brien

As a youth, I and most of the other smarter kids in school got picked on by bullies. I was a big guy - even at a young age - and would take the beatings for my friends, who were often smaller and scrawnier.

Irish Businessman

Ryan Gosling

I always wanted to entertain. When I was six, a scrawny, scrawny kid, I'd get in my red speedo and do muscle moves. I actually thought I was muscular. I didn't know everyone was laughing at me.

Canadian Actor

James Mercer

I was a regular dork. I was a kid who was scrawny and all that, and probably kind of dumb or something. I wasn't unordinary; I wasn't extraordinary.

American Musician

Chris Harrison

I was just a scrawny, skinny kid just trying to survive like any other boy in high school.

American Entertainer

George Ezra

I don't know how convincing I'd be as a soul cat. I'm a scrawny British kid.

English Musician

Josh Keaton

I grew up nerdy, scrawny, playing video games, and getting picked on.

American Actor

Often implies the person or animal is undesirably thin and may lack strength.

Negative Connotation

Never used to describe overweight individuals; it specifically means very thin.

Not for Obesity

May be considered rude or insulting if used to describe people; use with caution.

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 definitely need a friend on this long journey to Hungary you need someone to keep you warm at night in the tent and most importantly someone to protect you from the wolves and that's when he gave me chicken and chicken was this scrawny little six-month pup I was fairly sure

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 They were so heavy, and I was so scrawny because we didn't have enough to eat. Even though that experience taught me resilience, it's not something I want any other child to go through. I want to live in a world where people are not limited

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 life she's struggling with this look Adam does give an extra tinge to this morning scene he was looking a little bit scrawny the conflicts a little bit on the fence idea that's to be expected

Scrawny

Thin and weak, not muscular or fat.

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Negative Connotation

Not for Obesity

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