3
pinched(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
3
rawboned(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
3
slender(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
3
slim(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
3
spindling(adjective, fat, tall, slender, gaunt)
3
wasted(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
2
angular(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
2
anorexic(adjective, thin, spare, bare, slim)
2
beanpole(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
2
haggard(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
2
leggy(adjective, tall, lanky, gangling, long-legged)
2
long
2
shadow(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
2
shrunken
2
stilt(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
2
undersized
2
weedy(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
2
wiry(adjective, thin, spare, bare, slim)
1
all skin and bones(expression, idiom, dull, slight, thin)
1
attenuate(dull, light, slight, fine, thin)
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