Gaunt
Gaunt adjective - Suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease.
Long
Both words in one sentence
- Stereotypical Darkest Africa bush tribes will have gaunt features, long faces, and wear little clothing.
Source: Facial Profiling -
When Frodo and company first encounter him in Bree, he is described as a gaunt-looking man, due to the long and hard years he has endured as a hunter and warrior in the wilds of Middle-Earth.
Source: She Cleans Up Nicely -
Sugar, the subversion of the Hooker with a Heart of Gold trope in the novel The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber is gaunt, long-faced and plain with a terrible skin condition.
Source: Adaptational Attractiveness
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