ισχνός — meaning in English

English meaning

• meager adj Poor or lacking in amount, quality, or extent; barely enough.
• paltry adj So small in amount or value as to be almost insulting; trivial or worthless.
• skinny adj Very thin, often used with a slightly negative or critical tone.
• slender adj Thin and gracefully built.

Senses

ισχνός is used for these senses in English:

• paltry Of little monetary worth.
• skinny (informal) Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
• slender Thin; slim.

meager — full definition

1. adj Poor or lacking in amount, quality, or extent; barely enough.
2. adj Thin, with little flesh on the body.

Related Greek words