hintelä — meaning in English

English meaning

• lank adj Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
• scrawny adj Unattractively thin, often to the point of looking undernourished.

Senses

hintelä is used for these senses in English:

• lank (of hair) Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)
• scrawny Thin, malnourished, and weak.

lank — full definition

1. adj Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
2. adj Meagre, paltry, scant in quantity.
3. adj Straight and flat; thin and limp. (Often associated with being greasy.)
4. adj Languid; drooping, slack.

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