- Thin and bony; angular. See synonyms at lean2.
- Emaciated and haggard; drawn.
- Bleak and desolate; barren.
[Middle English, perhaps from Old French gant, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]
gauntly gaunt'ly adv.gauntness gaunt'ness n.
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[Middle English, perhaps from Old French gant, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]
gauntly gaunt'ly adv.
adjective
Thin plus obvious diminution in abdominal size, indicative of reduced feed intake leading to reduced gut fill.
Then one afternoon as he sat in a tavern, a gaunt and tattered figure staggered across the threshold.
— Hugh B. Brown (1883-1975).
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udtæret, udmagret, høj og knoklet, mager
Nederlands (Dutch)
broodmager, grimmig
Français (French)
adj. - décharné, lugubre
Deutsch (German)
adj. - hager, öde
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κάτισχνος, κοκκαλιάρης, συντετριμμένος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - esquelético, sombrio
Русский (Russian)
исхудалый, долговязый, вытянутый в длину, мрачный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - demacrado, lúgubre, feroz, flaco, desvaído, chupado, severo, adusto
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mager, dyster, spöklik, ihålig
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
憔悴的, 荒凉的
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 憔悴的, 荒涼的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - げっそりとやせた, 荒涼とした, やせた, やつれた
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) هزيل, كئيب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - רזה, כחוש, קודר, שומם
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