Heavy
Heavy adjective - Having great weight.
Scrawny
Both words in one sentence
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His covering WWI has left his brain a bit broken, and if he finds the Two-Edged Sword, he has the same problem Anthony had with it that Paul didn't — it's heavy and difficult for a scrawny guy to wield.
Source: Video Game / Eternal Darkness -
In the Looney Tunes cartoons featuring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig as Western lawmen, scrawny Daffy rode a glorious steed, but portly Porky rode a diminutive burro that looked as though he couldn't carry so much as a heavy quilt.
Source: Huge Rider, Tiny Mount -
The Little Golden Book The Tawny Scrawny Lion combines this trope with some heavy handed Carnivore Confusion Apparently it's not OK for Lions to eat monkeys, kangaroos, zebras, bears, camels, elephants or rabbits, but it's perfectly acceptable for them to enjoy some fish with their carrot stew.
Source: No Cartoon Fish
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