GAUNT


Meaning of GAUNT in English

1.

If someone looks ~, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried.

Looking ~ and tired, he denied there was anything to worry about.

= drawn

ADJ

2.

If you describe a building as ~, you mean it is very plain and unattractive. (LITERARY)

Above on the hillside was a large, ~, grey house.

ADJ: ADJ n

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