lean-faced

[ leen-feyst ]

/ ˈlinˈfeɪst /

having a thin, narrow face.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1580–90

Seizing one of the foresters' pikes the lean-faced man foully swung it down upon Much's pate with a sounding thwack.
Robin Hood|Paul Creswick
I have felt it after a hearty dinner, in the streets of a great city, when a lean-faced beggar has held out his hand for alms.
The North Pole|Robert E. Peary
They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain, A mere anatomy.
Familiar Quotations|Various
A little group of lean-faced men were crouching on the flat roof of the large out-building.
When the West Was Young|Frederick R. Bechdolt

Generally they are lean-faced, sallow, level-browed, with rather high cheek-bones.
Our Southern Highlanders|Horace Kephart