Example sentences:

Ramayana:  As Ravana, Lakshmana and Visvamitra walked through the forest, they noticed the scrawny animals slinking away — their size suggested that the area had been struck by a great famine.

Mahabharata:  The scrawny children in the streets of the village spoke of a great poverty that had afflicted the entire village.

Bhagavad-gita:  A scrawny physique doesn’t always signify austere or advanced spirituality, it can also signify malnourishment or disease.