3
twiggy(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
3
up against it(expression, adjective, idiom)
2
anorexic(adjective, thin, lean, wasted, scrawny)
2
arrested
2
ashen(adjective, spare, tired, weakened, worn)
2
attenuated(dull, slight, thin, delicate, scrawny)
2
beggared(adjective, flat, poor, low, exhausted)
2
boney
2
cleared
2
close(fine, thin, slim, restricted, confined)
2
deficient(flat, poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting)
2
deprived(verb, adjective, poor, thin, pale)
2
desolate(thin, lean, skinny)
2
diminished
2
elevated
2
emaciate
2
exhausted(adjective, beat, flat, poor, useless)
2
feeble(adjective, thin, pale, sickly-looking)
2
grasped(noun, verb)
2
gripped
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