scrannel
English
Etymology
Compare scrawny.
Adjective
scrannel (comparative more scrannel, superlative most scrannel)
- (archaic) slight, thin, lean or poor
- (archaic, of sound) harsh or raspy
- 1637, John Milton, “Lycidas”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:
- their scrannel pipes of wretched straw
References
- “scrannel”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.