scrannel

[ skran-l ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. thin or slight.
2. squeaky or unmelodious.

scrannel

/ ˈskrænəl /

adjective

1. thin
2. harsh

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrannel¹

First recorded in 1630–40; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of scrannel¹

C17: probably from Norwegian skran lean. Compare scrawny

Example Sentences

To one who has heard the guns of Verdun, this piping is somewhat scrannel.

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The shell they struck gave a more melodious sound than the rough and scrannel pipe cut from the northern forests.

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Let us respect the mystery of the craft—have we not all dabbled in verse and essayed to play upon the scrannel-pipe?

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Suspicion, take it all in all, is the most tedious and scrannel of the sins.

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Would not some poor scrannel-pipe, ill-blown, be nearer the mark?

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