8
hungry(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
8
lanky(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
8
slim(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
8
undernourished(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
7
anorexic(adjective, thin, spare, bare, lean)
7
gangling(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
7
scanty(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
7
underfed(adjective, thin, spare, lean, narrow)
6
angular(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
6
attenuated(verb, adjective, dull, light, slight)
6
emaciate(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
6
meager(adjective, dull, slight, poor, thin)
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sparse(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
6
wan(adjective, slight, thin, delicate, pale)
6
withered(adjective, thin, lean, narrow, little)
5
atrophied
5
gangly(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
half-starved(adjective, underweight, undernourished, underfed)
5
hollow-eyed(adjective, haggard)
5
jejune(adjective, poor, small, boring, exiguous)
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