gaunt

Angular, bony, and lean.

In other words: bony, lean, hollow-cheeked

Unhealthily thin, especially from hunger or illness; drawn or emaciated.

In other words: skinny, scrawny, emaciated

• The prisoner emerged gaunt and weak.

Bleak, desolate, or barren in appearance.

In other words: bleak, desolate, barren

• They crossed a gaunt stretch of moorland at dusk.

Greedy; hungry or ravenous.

In other words: greedy, ravenous, hungry

• The gaunt crowd of investors wanted every last share.

Lean, slender, or slim, with a positive or neutral sense.

In other words: lean, slender, slim

• He kept a gaunt figure through years of training.

Suggesting bleakness or desolation in sound.

In other words: bleak, desolate, dreary

Obsolete spelling of Ghent.

In other words: Ghent

• The old map marked Gaunt near the river.