5
shrunken(adjective, fine, thin, spare, restricted)
5
underfed(adjective, thin, faint, pale, wasted)
4
badly off(expression, adjective, destitute, broke, needy)
4
contracted(verb, fine, thin, slim, restricted)
4
gangling(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
4
hollow-eyed(adjective, haggard)
4
lanky(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
4
lifted
4
nipped
4
peaky(adjective, thin, grim, lean, bleak)
4
poverty-stricken(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
4
puny(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
4
reduced(adjective, severe, flat, poor, low)
4
shrivelled
4
strapped(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
4
underweight(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
4
withered
4
wizened(adjective, light, slight, thin, delicate)
4
worn(adjective, spare, tired, shabby, weakened)
3
angular(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
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