2
starving(underweight, undernourished, underfed)
2
stern
2
stilt(adjective, dull, mean, light, slight)
2
unfruitful(adjective, thin, spare, bare, bleak)
2
unproductive(adjective, clean, thin, spare, bare)
2
waste
2
weak(adjective, spare, lean, tired, pale)
1
boney
1
acarpous
1
adust(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
1
ailing
1
all skin and bones(expression, adjective, idiom, dull, slight)
1
arid
1
askew
1
asymmetric
1
atrabilious(adjective, sadness, gloom, unclear, morose)
1
attenuate(dull, light, slight, thin, delicate)
1
awry
1
badly
1
bag of bones(expression, idiom, thin, dead, pale)
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