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1 flaco y huesudo
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2 animal esquelético
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3 esmirriado
adj.scraggy.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar puny, scraggy* * *ADJ puny* * ** * ** * *esmirriado -da* * *
esmirriado
‹ animal› scrawny
esmirriado,-a adj fam scrawny, skinny, in poor shape
' esmirriado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esmirriada
English:
scraggy
* * *esmirriado, -a adjFam [persona] scrawny, weedy; [planta] spindly; [animal] scrawny* * *adj famskinny, scrawny fam -
4 escuálido
adj.squalid, filthy.* * *► adjetivo1 (delgado) emaciated, extremely thin, skinny2 (sucio) squalid, filthy* * *ADJ1) (=delgado) skinny, scraggy2) (=sucio) squalid, filthy* * *- da adjetivo <persona/animal> skinny, scrawny* * *= grungy, emaciated, squalid, scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.], gaunt.Ex. It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.Ex. The non-white anorexic subjects reported ealier menarche, were shorter in stature, less emaciated, and practiced veganism slightly more commonly.Ex. The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.Ex. A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* * *- da adjetivo <persona/animal> skinny, scrawny* * *= grungy, emaciated, squalid, scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.], gaunt.Ex: It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.
Ex: The non-white anorexic subjects reported ealier menarche, were shorter in stature, less emaciated, and practiced veganism slightly more commonly.Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* * *escuálido -daA ‹persona/animal› skinny, scrawnyB ‹lugar› squalid* * *
escuálido
escuálido,-a adjetivo emaciated
' escuálido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escuálida
English:
scraggy
- emaciated
- scrawny
* * *escuálido, -a adjemaciated* * *adj skinny, emaciated* * *escuálido, -da adj1) : skinny, scrawny2) inmundo: filthy, squalid -
5 escuchimizado
adj.very thin.* * *1→ link=escuchimizarse escuchimizarse► adjetivo1 familiar puny, scrawny* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], nesh, gaunt.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex. A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], nesh, gaunt.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* * *escuchimizado -da* * *
escuchimizado,-a adj fam scrawny, puny: solamente había dos gatos escuchimizados en el jardín, there were just two scrawny cats in the garden
' escuchimizado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escuchimizada
* * *♦ adjskinny, thin as a rake♦ nm,fskinny person* * *adj fampuny fam, scrawny fam -
6 canijo
adj.1 sickly, frail, stunted.2 stubborn, hardheaded, dogged, pig-headed.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar weak, puny* * *- ja adjetivo1) (fam) ( pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)2) (Méx fam) ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)3) (Méx fam) ( intenso) incredible (colloq)el hambre era canija — I (o he etc) was ravenous (colloq)
* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.].Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.* * *- ja adjetivo1) (fam) ( pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)2) (Méx fam) ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)3) (Méx fam) ( intenso) incredible (colloq)el hambre era canija — I (o he etc) was ravenous (colloq)
* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.].Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.* * *el hambre era canija I was incredibly hungry, I was ravenous ( colloq)masculine, feminine* * *
canijo◊ -ja adjetivo
1 (fam) ( pequeño) tiny, puny (hum or pej)
2 (Méx fam) ( terco) stubborn, pig-headed (colloq)
canijo,-a adjetivo familiar puny, weak
' canijo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canija
* * *canijo, -a♦ adj1. [pequeño] tiny;[enfermizo] sickly♦ nm,f[pequeño] shorty, small person; [enfermizo] sickly person* * *adj fampuny* * *canijo, -ja adjun examen muy canijo: a very tough exam -
7 raquítico
adj.1 rickety, anorexic, rachitic.2 weak.3 stunted.4 paltry, measly.* * *► adjetivo1 MEDICINA rachitic► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 rachitic person* * *ADJ1) (Med) rachitic2) [cantidad, sueldo] paltry, miserly3) [árbol] stunted* * *- ca adjetivoa) <niño/animal> rickety, rachitic (tech); < árbol> stuntedb) (fam) < cantidad> paltry, measly (colloq)* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.* * *- ca adjetivoa) <niño/animal> rickety, rachitic (tech); < árbol> stuntedb) (fam) < cantidad> paltry, measly (colloq)* * *= scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.* * *raquítico -ca1 ‹niño/animal› rickety, rachitic ( tech)2 ‹árbol› stunted* * *
raquítico
‹ árbol› stunted
raquítico,-a adjetivo
1 fam (una cantidad) small, paltry: le dan un sueldo raquítico, they pay him a pittance
2 fam (una planta, un árbol) stunted
3 fam (una persona) skinny, emaciated
4 Med rachitic
' raquítico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
raquítica
English:
stunted
* * *raquítico, -a♦ adj1. [canijo] scrawny2. [escaso] miserable3. Med rachitic♦ nm,fMed rickets sufferer* * *adj figrickety* * *raquítico, -ca adj1) : scrawny, weak2) : measly, skimpy -
8 flaco
adj.thin, lean, skinny, frail.* * *► adjetivo1 (delgado) thin, skinny2 (débil) weak, frail1 (debilidad) weak point, weak spot; (vicio) bad habit————————1 (debilidad) weak point, weak spot; (vicio) bad habit* * *(f. - flaca)adj.1) thin, skinny2) feeble, weak* * *1. ADJ1) (=delgado) thin, skinny *años flacos — LAm lean years
ponerse flaco — LAm to get thin
su punto flaco — his weak point, his weakness
2.SM (=defecto) failing; (=punto débil) weakness, weak point* * *- ca adjetivoa) < persona> thin, skinny (colloq)b) (AmL) ( como apelativo cariñoso) skinny (colloq)c) ( insignificante) poor* * *= skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], gaunt.Ex. The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.----* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.* punto flaco = blind spot, weak link.* punto flaco, el = chink in the armour, the.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* * *- ca adjetivoa) < persona> thin, skinny (colloq)b) (AmL) ( como apelativo cariñoso) skinny (colloq)c) ( insignificante) poor* * *= skinny [skinnier -comp., skinniest -sup.], scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], gaunt.Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.* punto flaco = blind spot, weak link.* punto flaco, el = chink in the armour, the.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* * *flaco -ca1 ‹persona› thin3 (insignificante) poor* * *
flaco◊ -ca adjetivo
thin, skinny (colloq)
flaco,-a adjetivo
1 (muy delgado) skinny
2 (débil) weak: tienes flaca memoria, you have a very bad memory
punto flaco, weak spot
' flaco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flaca
- punto
- reseca
- reseco
- chupado
- delgado
English:
chink
- disservice
- lean
- point
- rake
- scrawny
- skinny
- thin
- weakness
- blind
- spindly
* * *flaco, -a♦ adj1. [delgado] thin;[esquelético] skinny2. [frágil] weak;su punto flaco es la ortografía his weak point is spelling3. [pobre]le haces un flaco servicio o [m5] favor mimándolo tanto you're not doing him any favours by spoiling him like that♦ nm,fAm Fam [como apelativo]¿cómo estás, flaca? hey, how are you doing?;¿qué auto tiene el flaco? what kind of car has the guy got?* * *I adj1 ( delgado) thin2 ( débil):punto flaco weak point;flaco de memoria forgetfulII m, flaca f thin person* * *flaco, -ca adj1) delgado: thin, skinny2) : feeble, weakuna excusa flaca: a feeble excuse* * *flaco adj2. (débil) weak -
9 esquelético
adj.1 skeletal, raw-boned, rawboned, emaciated.2 skeletal, of the skeleton.* * *► adjetivo1 (del esqueleto) skeletal\estar esquelético,-a familiar to be skin and bones* * *ADJ skeletal, skinny ** * *- ca adjetivo skeletal* * *- ca adjetivo skeletal* * *esquelético11 = skeletal.Ex: The abstractor wants to construct a miniature surrogate of the document, written in his or her own words, a skeletal representation of the document.
* músculo esquelético = skeletal muscle.esquelético22 = scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.* * *esquelético -caskeletalestaba verdaderamente esquelético he was an absolute skeleton o he was terribly thin o he was positively skeletal¡no sigas adelgazando que estás esquelético! ( fam); don't go losing any more weight, you're all skin and bone now ( colloq)* * *
esquelético,-a adjetivo
1 Anat skeletal
2 fam (muy delgado) skinny
' esquelético' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquelética
English:
scrawny
* * *esquelético, -a adj1. Anat skeletalestar esquelético to be extremely o painfully thin* * *adj skeletal* * *esquelético, -ca adj: emaciated, skeletal -
10 andrajos
m.pl.tatters.* * *noun m. plural* * *(n.) = ragsEx. There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.* * *(n.) = ragsEx: There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.
* * *
andrajos mpl rags, tatters
' andrajos' also found in these entries:
English:
rag
* * *andrajos nmpl: rags, tatters* * *andrajos npl rags -
11 descarnado
adj.1 scraggy, fleshless, gaunt.2 crude, plain, unadorned.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descarnar.* * *1→ link=descarnar descarnar► adjetivo1 figurado straightforward, plain* * *ADJ1) [cara, persona] gaunt2) [estilo, descripción] stark, brutal* * *- da adjetivoa) <rostro/persona> emaciated, gaunt; < hueso> bareb) <realismo/relato> stark; < verdad> naked, plain* * *Ex. Informative abstracts have been compared to a skeleton with all the flesh missing -- the viewer is given enough detail to accurately reconstruct what the departed soul must have looked like.* * *- da adjetivoa) <rostro/persona> emaciated, gaunt; < hueso> bareb) <realismo/relato> stark; < verdad> naked, plain* * *Ex: Informative abstracts have been compared to a skeleton with all the flesh missing -- the viewer is given enough detail to accurately reconstruct what the departed soul must have looked like.
* * *descarnado -da1 ‹rostro/persona› emaciated, gaunt; ‹hueso› bare2 ‹realismo/relato› stark; ‹verdad› naked, plain, unvarnished* * *descarnado, -a adj1. [descripción, narración] bald;[realismo, estilo] stark2. [persona, animal] scrawny* * *adj1 persona emaciated2 relato stark* * *descarnado, -da adj: scrawny, gaunt -
12 encorvado
adj.hunched, round-shouldered, crooked, curved.past part.past participle of spanish verb: encorvar.* * *1→ link=encorvar encorvar► adjetivo* * *ADJ (=doblado) curved, bent; (=inclinado) stooping; (=torcido) crooked* * *- da adjetivo* * *= stooped-over.Ex. There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.* * *- da adjetivo* * *= stooped-over.Ex: There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.
* * *encorvado -daanda encorvado he walks with a stooptiene la espalda encorvada he has a stoop, he's round-shouldered* * *
Del verbo encorvar: ( conjugate encorvar)
encorvado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
encorvado
encorvar
encorvado◊ -da adjetivo: anda encorvado he walks with a stoop
encorvar verbo transitivo to bend
' encorvado' also found in these entries:
English:
crooked
- slouch
- stoop
- round-
* * *encorvado, -a adjhunched;* * * -
13 esquelético2
2 = scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles. -
14 gato callejero
m.alley cat.* * *(n.) = stray cat, alley catEx. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. A fight had broken out and the boys were scuffling like alley cats in the parking lot.* * *(n.) = stray cat, alley catEx: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: A fight had broken out and the boys were scuffling like alley cats in the parking lot. -
15 guiñapos
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16 harapos
m.pl.rags, tatters.* * *(n.) = ragsEx. There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.* * *(n.) = ragsEx: There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.
* * *harapos nmplandrajos: rags, tatters -
17 pasear por
v.to walk by.Paseo al perro por las tiendas I walk the dog by the stores.* * *(v.) = ride around, walk (a)roundEx. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.Ex. He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.* * *(v.) = ride around, walk (a)roundEx: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room. -
18 perro callejero
m.street dog, mutt, stray dog, cur.* * *stray dog* * ** * *(n.) = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dogEx. To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex. She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.Ex. To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex. They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.* * ** * *(n.) = garbage dog, mutt, mongrel, street dog, stray dogEx: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.
Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.Ex: They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.* * *stray -
19 trapajos
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20 escuchimizada
escuchimizado,-a adj fam scrawny, puny: solamente había dos gatos escuchimizados en el jardín, there were just two scrawny cats in the garden
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См. также в других словарях:
Scrawny — Scraw ny, a. [Cf. {Scrannel}.] Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scrawny — 1833, apparently a dialectal variant of scranny lean, thin (1820), which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from O.N. skrælna to shrivel … Etymology dictionary
scrawny — skinny, lank, lanky, *lean, spare, gaunt, raw boned, angular Analogous words: *thin, slim, slender: *meager, exiguous Antonyms: brawny: fleshy: obese … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scrawny — [adj] unhealthily thin angular, bony, gaunt, lank, lanky, lean, rawboned, scraggy, skeletal, skin and bones*, skinny, spare, undernourished, underweight; concepts 490,491,773 Ant. chubby, fat, healthy, plump … New thesaurus
scrawny — ► ADJECTIVE (scrawnier, scrawniest) ▪ unattractively thin and bony. ORIGIN variant of dialect scranny … English terms dictionary
scrawny — [skrô′nē] adj. scrawnier, scrawniest [prob. var. of dial. scranny, lean, thin < Scand base > SCRANNEL] 1. very thin; skinny and bony 2. stunted or scrubby scrawniness n … English World dictionary
scrawny — scraw|ny [ˈskro:ni US ˈskro: ] adj [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: scranny thin (1800 1900), probably from a Scandinavian language] a scrawny person or animal looks very thin and weak ▪ a scrawny kid in jeans and a T shirt ▪ a few scrawny hens … Dictionary of contemporary English
scrawny — [[t]skrɔ͟ːni[/t]] scrawnier, scrawniest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person or animal as scrawny, you mean that they look unattractive because they are so thin. ...a scrawny woman with dyed black hair... The vulture extended his… … English dictionary
scrawny — UK [ˈskrɔːnɪ] / US [ˈskrɔnɪ] adjective Word forms scrawny : adjective scrawny comparative scrawnier superlative scrawniest very thin, in a way that is not attractive or healthy a scrawny half starved dog … English dictionary
scrawny — adjective (scrawnier; est) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1833 exceptionally thin and slight or meager in body or size < scrawny scrub cattle > Synonyms: see lean • scrawniness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
scrawny — scrawnily, adv. scrawniness, n. /skraw nee/, adj., scrawnier, scrawniest. excessively thin; lean; scraggy: a long, scrawny neck. [1825 35, Amer.; var. of dial. scranny < Norw skran lean + Y1] Syn. gaunt, emaciated. Ant. fleshy, plump. * * * … Universalium