gauntly
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7.7
In a very thin, bony way that looks tired
- adverb
- /ˈɡɔntli/
:
demacradamente
- After the prolonged illness, she looked at me gauntly, her once vibrant features now sunken and haggard.
Examples
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He's a pale skinny Irish guy in his mid-thirties with a gauntly handsome face and discreet tattoos on both arms.
Fiction book (1997) -
He smiled gauntly, revealing the toll that years of hardship had taken on his body and spirit.
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The actor appeared gauntly on the red carpet, his frail figure contrasting sharply with the glamour around him.
Synonyms
haggardly
vsgauntly
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9.3
In a way that shows someone is very tired and worried
emphasizes severe thinness and bony features rather than only tiredness
lankly
vsgauntly
1
8.2
In a long thin way that hangs limp
shows extreme thinness with bony face and tired look
lankily
vsgauntly
1
7.5
In a tall, thin way that moves awkwardly
shows extreme thinness and a visibly bony appearance
Antonyms
How Thin
skeletally
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8.0
1
8.0
gauntly
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7.7
1
7.7
Surface Forms
gauntly positive
Morphology
Etymology
Gauntly comes from the old word gaunt, meaning 'thin' or 'bony'. So if someone looks or moves gauntly, they seem very thin and tired.