Lean and Shrunken

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Lean adjective - Lacking excess flesh.

Usage example: "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

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Shrunken and lean are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shrunken" instead an adjective "Lean".

Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

Shrunken adjective - Lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.

Usage example: a shrunken old man

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Lean and shrunken are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lean" instead an adjective "Shrunken".

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Shrunken and Lean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/shrunken

Lean & Shrunken. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/shrunken>.

Shrunken or Lean. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/shrunken.

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