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skin and bones

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  • noun idiomatic, of a person or animal Emaciated; very thin, as from lack of nutrition.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person who is unusually thin and scrawny

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hypernyms (6)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. individual
  2. mortal
  3. person
  4. somebody
  5. someone
  6. soul

hyponyms (2)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. spindlelegs
  2. spindleshanks

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