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gaunt(adjective, slight, thin, tired)
17
bony(adjective, slight, thin, wasted)
17
emaciated(adjective, slight, thin, tired)
15
thin(adjective, light, slight, fine)
14
cadaverous(adjective, light, slight, thin)
13
haggard(adjective, light, slight, thin)
13
pinched(adjective, light, slight, thin)
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skinny(adjective, slight, thin, narrow)
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wasted(adjective, light, slight, thin)
12
lean(adjective, slight, thin, narrow)
12
scrawny(adjective, slight, thin, narrow)
8
lanky(adjective, dull, slight, thin)
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spare(adjective, dull, light, slight, thin)
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starved(adjective, light, slight, thin)
7
undernourished(adjective, light, slight, thin)
6
scraggy(adjective, dull, slight, thin)
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slender(adjective, dull, slight, thin)
6
slim(adjective, dull, light, slight, thin)
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gangling(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
spindly(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
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