Skinny vs Tall - What's the difference?
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(informal) Having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful.
(informal, of food or beverages) Low-fat.
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Naked; nude (chiefly used in the phrase skinny dipping).
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(colloquial) The details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.
A state of nakedness; nudity.
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A skinny being
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(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
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Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal) extent; high.
(of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
(chiefly, US, of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
(obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
(obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
(obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
(archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.
As adjectives the difference between skinny and tall
is that skinny is (informal) having little flesh and fat; slim; slender; narrow; thin, generally beyond what looks beautiful while tall is (of a person) having a vertical extent greater than the average for example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.As a noun skinny
is (colloquial) the details or facts; especially, those obtained by gossip or rumor.skinny
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Adjective
(er)- Her recent weight loss has made her look rather skinny than slender
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(skinnies)- She called to get the skinny on the latest goings-on in the club.