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gaunt

(g/O/nt )

adjective (a)

Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.(adjective)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold(adj.all)

Example:
A nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys.

Synonym:
bony, cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted

source: wordnet30

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