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meagre
9
puny(adjective, dull, light, weak, slight)
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weedy(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
8
slight(adjective, dull, mean, light, thin)
8
twiggy(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
7
stunted(adjective, weak, feeble, lean, narrow)
7
wasted(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
6
anorexic(adjective, thin, spare, bare, grim)
6
gangly(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
6
undernourished(adjective, slight, thin, delicate, slender)
5
boney
5
drawn(adjective, spare, tired, weakened, worn)
5
frail(adjective, weak, thin, uncertain, feeble)
5
minor(adjective, weak, small, feeble, tiny)
5
narrow(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
niggardly(adjective, small)
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pinched(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
5
raw-boned
5
scant(adjective, mean, thin, small, insubstantial)
5
scanty(adjective, mean, thin, small, spare)
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