gaunter
- comparative of gaunt.
Example Sentences
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For the last two-thirds of the film we mainly follow the wanderings of Garfield’s Father Rodrigues, who grows ever gaunter, more ragged, and more spiritually bereft.
From Slate • Dec. 22, 2016
After a month of illness in Lahore, Jinnah recently returned to Karachi, gaunter than ever.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his campaign posters, Billy's face is sleekly handsome; the reality seems gaunter and more impressive�deep-set, remote blue eyes, sharp nose and cheekbones, matted blond hair.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he returned to the podium � noticeably gaunter, but still game � he was greeted with applause.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the dirty shell of his toil did upholster him a little, and he emerges from it gaunter, and horribly squeezed within the littleness of a torturing jacket.
From Light by Wray, Fitzwater
