16
lanky(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
14
gangling(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
11
rangy(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
9
lean(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
9
skinny(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
8
spindly(adjective, light, slight, thin, delicate)
7
gaunt(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
7
scrawny(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
7
spare(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
7
underweight(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
6
bony(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
6
meager(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
6
scraggy(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
6
thin(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
emaciated(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
tall(adjective, lanky, long-legged)
5
twiggy(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
4
gawky(adjective, tall, lanky)
4
lank(adjective, dull, light, weak, slight)
4
skeletal(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
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