Gaunt and Long

Gaunt

Gaunt adjective - Suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease.

Long and gaunt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long" instead an adjective "Gaunt".

Long

Long adjective - Of great extent from end to end.

Gaunt and long are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gaunt" instead an adjective "Long".

Nearby Word: longed

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Stereotypical Darkest Africa bush tribes will have gaunt features, long faces, and wear little clothing.
  • She Cleans Up Nicely 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.
  • Adaptational Attractiveness 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.
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