GAUNT


Meaning of GAUNT in English

■ adjective

1》 lean and haggard, especially through illness, hunger, or age.

2》 (of a place) grim or desolate in appearance.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: of unknown origin.

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