gaunt gaunt /ˈgɔnt/

adjective

1. () Very thin especially from disease, hunger or cold  ( skeletal , wasted , cadaverous , emaciated , gaunt , haggard , pinched )
   very thin especially from disease, hunger or cold
    A nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
   a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys
    Eyes were haggard and cavernous
   eyes were haggard and cavernous
    Small pinched faces
   small pinched faces
    Kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration
   kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration