3
gangling(adjective, tough, thin, spare, bare)
3
gaunt(adjective, mean, thin, spare, bare)
3
hairy(tough, thick, abundant, luxuriant, stringy)
3
hard
3
hearty
3
inadequate(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
3
infertile(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
3
kinky
3
lanky(adjective, mean, tough, slight, thin)
3
limber(adjective, strong, thin, loose, flexible)
3
masculine
3
meagre(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
3
pitiful(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
3
poor(adjective, mean, thin, small, spare)
3
powerful(adjective, strong, brawny, well-built, beefy)
3
robust(adjective, brawny, well-built, beefy)
3
scanty(adjective, mean, poor, thin, small)
3
scrawny(adjective, mean, thin, spare, bare)
3
slight(adjective, mean, thin, delicate, lean)
3
tenacious
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