Gaunt
/ɡˈɔnt/
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Definition
(adj) Angular, bony, and lean.
Sentence Examples
The gaunt policeman had a bolt-action rifle slung over one shoulder.
I recoiled when I saw how gaunt she had become.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The long illness had left him looking very ____ and thin, with hollow cheeks and pale, sickly skin.