5
filamentary(adjective, fibrous)
5
lank(adjective, mean, tough, slight, thin)
5
skinny(adjective, mean, slight, thin, spare)
5
stout(adjective, brawny, well-built, beefy)
5
threadlike(adjective, tough, narrow, slim, sinewy)
4
able-bodied(adjective, strength, brawny, well-built, beefy)
4
bony(adjective, mean, poor, thin, small)
4
strapping(adjective, strong, strength, thin, brawny)
4
sturdy(adjective, strong, brawny, well-built, beefy)
4
well-knit(adjective, strength)
3
agile(adjective, strong, thin, loose, flexible)
3
barren(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
3
beefy(adjective, brawny, well-built)
3
capillary
3
chewy(tough, sinewy, stringy)
3
durable
3
emaciated(adjective, thin, spare, bare, slim)
3
filamentous(adjective, filament, fibrous)
3
flossy(adjective, fibrous)
3
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