gaunt
Comparative
gaunter
Superlative
gauntest
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(of a person) excessively thin as a result of a disease, worry or hunger
- After weeks of sickness, his face looked gaunt and pale.
- The refugees arrived at the camp looking gaunt and exhausted from their journey.
- She became gaunt after months of strict dieting and over-exercising.
- His gaunt appearance worried his friends, who urged him to seek medical attention.
- The famine-stricken village was filled with gaunt faces and empty stomachs.