skinny vs stalky

skinny

adj
  • tight-fitting 

  • thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense). 

  • Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping). 

  • Synonym of thin (“type of shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head”) 

  • Having reduced fat or calories. 

verb
  • To reduce or cut down. 

noun
  • The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor. 

  • A low-fat serving of coffee. 

  • A state of nakedness; nudity. 

  • A skinny being. 

stalky

adj
  • Long and thin, like a stalk of a plant. 

  • Of a plant, having stalks. 

  • Resembling or characteristic of a stalker; seeming to hunt or covertly follow a person. 

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