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gaunt

adjective

/ɡɔːnt/

Meaning

extremely thin, bony, and haggard in appearance, often due to hunger or illness

After weeks of illness, he looked pale and gaunt.

haggard, emaciated, skeletal, thin, lean

healthy, plump, robust

gaunt face, gaunt figure, looked gaunt

not yet developed; immature or primitive

Lying on the back, face upward; failing to act due to laziness or weakness.

Relating to or denoting an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale.

complicated or engaged in something

Likely or inclined to be affected by something in advance.

Very intense; overpowering.