Lean and Withered

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Lean adjective - Lacking excess flesh.

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

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

Nearby Words: leaning, leaned, leanness, leant

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

Usage example: "a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie

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Lean and withered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lean" instead an adjective "Withered".

Nearby Word: withering

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Withered and Lean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/withered

Lean & Withered. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/withered>.

Withered or Lean. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lean/withered.

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