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Synonyms of the word skinny tend to lean towards the word being derogatory. Also skinny is correlated with eating disorders and being unhealthy.

The synonyms of skinny are: thin, scrawny, scraggy, bony, angular, rawboned, hollow-cheeked,gaunt, as thin as a rake, skin-and-bones, sticklike, emaciated,waiflike, skeletal, pinched, undernourished, underfed;

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Q: Is being called skinny a derogatory remark?
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