3
thready(adjective, fibrous)
3
tight(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
3
trim(adjective, slight, thin, delicate, spare)
3
unfruitful(adjective, poor, thin, small, spare)
3
well-set
2
light(adjective, strong, thin, sinewy)
2
angular(adjective, mean, thin, spare, bare)
2
broad-shouldered
2
cartilaginous
2
delicate(slight, lean, slim)
2
flexible(adjective, narrow, slim, lithe, agile)
2
fragile(adjective, poor, small, insignificant, unimportant)
2
gangly(adjective, thin, spare, bare, slim)
2
gristly(tough, narrow, slim, sinewy)
2
haggard(adjective, thin, spare, bare, slim)
2
hardy
2
leathery
2
lissome(adjective, slight, lean, flexible, slim)
2
lusty(adjective, brawny, well-built, beefy)
2
mighty(adjective, brawny, well-built, beefy)
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