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underfed(thin, faint, pale, hungry)
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skinny(dull, light, slight, fine)
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thin(dull, light, slight, fine)
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emaciated(dull, light, slight, fine)
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bony(dull, slight, thin, delicate)
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pinched(dull, light, slight, fine)
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skeletal(light, slight, thin, delicate)
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cadaverous(dull, light, slight, fine)
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gaunt(dull, light, slight, thin)
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scrawny(slight, thin, delicate, slender)
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spare(dull, light, slight, fine)
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starved(dull, light, slight, fine)
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starving(wishful, piggish, begging, tight-fisted)
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wasted(dull, light, slight, fine)
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haggard(dull, light, slight, fine)
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lean(dull, light, slight, fine)
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malnourished(thin, lean, faint, pale)
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meagre
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puny(dull, light, slight, fine)
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half-starved(underweight, underfed)
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