gaunt | ||
1. | [ adjective ] very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold | |
Synonyms: | bony emaciated haggard pinched cadaverous wasted skeletal | |
Examples: | "emaciated bony hands" "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys" "eyes were haggard and cavernous" "small pinched faces" kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" |
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Related terms: | thin | |
2. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12622 | |
Similar spelling: |
Gauntt Gant Gantt gamut gannet gand Gandy Gamet ganoid Gandhi Gandee gamete |