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Scraggy

Rough with irregular points; scragged.

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Similar meaning 6

Lean 84% connected

To conceal.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Lean 84% connected

To conceal.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Uneven 84% connected

Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Uneven 84% connected

Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Boniness 74% connected

The condition or quality of being bony.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Boniness 74% connected

The condition or quality of being bony.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Bony 92% connected

Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Jagged 92% connected

of Jag

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Jaggy 92% connected

Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Scrawny 92% connected

Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Skinny 92% connected

Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Weedy 92% connected

Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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