Awkward
Awkward adjective - Lacking social grace and assurance.
Skinny and awkward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skinny" instead an adjective "Awkward".
Nearby Words: awkwardness, awkwardly
Both words in one sentence
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Bootsie from Friendly Hostility started out skinny and awkward, but eventually ended up being acknowledged in-series as attractive.
Source: Progressively Prettier - Space Ace: Dexter; normally, he's The Ace, but thanks to Borf's Infanto Ray, he spends most of the game as a skinny, awkward teenager.
Source: Dork Knight -
He's skinny, and awkward with curly hair and his nose is far too long.
Source: Series / Atlantis
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Skinny and Awkward. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/awkward/skinny
Awkward & Skinny. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/awkward/skinny>.
Skinny or Awkward. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/awkward/skinny.
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