11
dismal(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
11
grim(adjective, sorrow, depress, sadness, emotion)
9
meager(adjective, dull, mean, slight, thin)
8
bare(adjective, clean, thin, spare, lean)
8
bleak(adjective, clean, thin, dead, barren)
8
shrunken(adjective, thin, spare, tired, pale)
7
gangly(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
7
rawboned(adjective, dull, mean, light, slight)
7
twiggy(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
7
underweight(adjective, dull, light, slight, thin)
6
desolate(adjective, clean, thin, bleak, barren)
6
drawn(adjective, spare, tired, better, weakened)
6
slim(adjective, dull, mean, light, slight)
6
wan(adjective, slight, thin, delicate, tired)
5
anorexic(adjective, thin, spare, bare, lean)
5
barren(adjective, clean, thin, spare, bare)
5
forbidding(adjective, thin, lean, skinny)
5
forlorn(adjective, thin, lean, skinny)
5
harsh(adjective, thin, miserable, lean, austere)
5
hostile(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
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