20
hungry(adjective, thin, spare, lean, narrow)
17
famished(verb, adjective, keen, thin, eager)
17
ravenous(adjective, keen, thin, eager, empty)
15
starving(adjective, empty, gross, avid, greedy)
10
voracious(adjective, keen, eager, empty, gross)
9
emaciated(adjective, dull, light, slight, thin)
8
thin(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
8
underfed(adjective, thin, little, slim, skinny)
7
skinny(adjective, slight, thin, delicate, slim)
6
empty(adjective, keen, thin, eager, pale)
6
gaunt(adjective, dull, slight, thin, delicate)
6
haggard(adjective, slight, thin, delicate, weakened)
6
lean(adjective, slight, thin, delicate, scrawny)
6
peckish(adjective, thin, pale, hungry, ravenous)
6
pinched(adjective, light, slight, thin, delicate)
6
ravening(adjective, empty, gross, avid, greedy)
6
sharp-set
6
skeletal(adjective, light, slight, thin, delicate)
6
undernourished(adjective, dull, light, slight, fine)
5
cadaverous(adjective, light, slight, thin, delicate)
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