gaunt
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gaunt
- Unhealthily thin, especially from hunger or illness; drawn or emaciated.
In other words: drawn, emaciated, skinny
- The prisoner emerged gaunt and weak.
- Angular, bony, and lean.
In other words: bony, lean, hollow-cheeked
- figurative Bleak, desolate, or barren in appearance.
In other words: bleak, desolate, barren
- They crossed a gaunt stretch of moorland at dusk.
More meanings (3)
- rare Greedy; hungry or ravenous.
In other words: hungry, ravenous, greedy
- The gaunt crowd of investors wanted every last share.
- obsolete Lean, slender, or slim, with a positive or neutral sense.
In other words: lean, slender, slim
- obsolete Suggesting bleakness or desolation in sound.
In other words: bleak, desolate, dreary
Gaunt
More meanings (1)
- name obsolete Obsolete spelling of Ghent.
In other words: Ghent