痩やせぎす

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

skinny; thin and bony

Describes a person who is very thin, often with a negative or unflattering nuance, suggesting a lack of healthy flesh.

• 彼かれは痩やせぎすで、いつも体たい調ちょうを崩くずしやすい。

  He is skinny and always prone to getting sick.

• 痩やせぎすな体たい型けいを気きにしている。

  She is self-conscious about her thin and bony figure.