7
lanky(adjective, tough, slight, thin, narrow)
6
spindly(adjective, tough, thin, narrow, fat)
5
gangling(adjective, tough, thin, narrow, fat)
5
lean(slight, slim, slender, gaunt, rangy)
5
rangy(adjective, lean, fat, long, tall)
3
gangly(adjective, fat, tall, slender, gaunt)
3
narrow(adjective, slight, lean, slim)
3
slender(adjective, slight, thin, lean, slim)
3
stringy(adjective, tough, thin, long, slender)
2
bony(tall, slender, gaunt, lanky, rangy)
2
flat
2
gaunt(slender, rangy, gangling, gangly, long-legged)
2
meager(slight, lean, slim, slender, gaunt)
2
pinning
2
pivoting
2
rawboned(slender, gaunt, rangy, gangling, gangly)
2
scraggy(slender, gaunt, rangy, gangling, gangly)
2
scrawny(slender, gaunt, rangy, gangling, gangly)
2
shafting
2
skinny(slight, lean, narrow, slim, tall)
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