6
structural(adjective, fundamental, structural)
6
underfed(adjective, thin, wasted, scrawny, skinny)
5
gangling(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
shrivelled(adjective, wasted)
5
spindly(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
twiggy(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
underweight(adjective, light, slight, thin, delicate)
5
withered(adjective, wasted)
4
angular(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
4
attenuated(adjective, slight, thin, delicate, wasted)
4
corpselike(adjective, thin, dead, pale, wasted)
4
gangly(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
4
puny(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
4
skin and bones(expression, adjective, idiom, thin, tired)
4
wizened(adjective, light, slight, thin, delicate)
3
anorexic(adjective, thin, lean, wasted, scrawny)
3
atrophied(adjective, thin, wasted, scrawny, skinny)
3
basic
3
meagre
3
narrow(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
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