Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrannel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scran-nel
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

slight, thin, lean or poor

Archaic

adj

Archaic

Example Sentences

"their scrannel pipes of wretched straw"

Etymology

Compare scrawny.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more scrannel (comparative) most scrannel (superlative)

Questions

What does scrannel mean?: slight, thin, lean or poor
Where does scrannel come from?: Compare scrawny.

How to pronounce scrannel

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