7
straitened(adjective, difficulty, poverty)
7
undernourished(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
6
adenoidal
6
constricted(verb, fine, thin, slim, restricted)
6
destitute(adjective, flat, poor, low, down)
6
impoverished(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
6
narrow(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
6
peaked(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
6
penurious(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
6
squeezed(noun, verb)
5
careworn(adjective, spare, tired, weakened, worn)
5
compressed(adjective, fine, thin, slim, restricted)
5
distressed(verb, poverty)
5
insolvent(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
5
lank(adjective, dull, light, thin, scrawny)
5
meagre
5
nasal
5
scraggy(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
scrawny(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
5
short
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