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Gaunt 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 3

Gaunt 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 3

Gaunt 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 3

/gɔːnt/ US /gɑːnt/ (adj)

extremely thin and underweight because of starvation or disease, emaciated, haggard, lean, skinny, bony, as thin as a rake, hollow-cheeked, skin and bone, cadaverous, wasted, unattractive, stark in outline and appearance, scrawny, skeletal

A gaunt face refers to a face that appears thin and bony. The term is usually used to describe the face of someone who looks sick, malnourished, or unhealthy. It generally isn’t used to describe a naturally thin but healthy-looking face.

Source: https://www.healthline.com/

Antonym: plump, chubby, obese

Adverb: gauntly

Noun: gauntness

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