gauntest

Thinnest and hollowed

Gauntest is the superlative of gaunt—the most lean, haggard, or wasted in appearance.

He was the gauntest of the survivors, barely recognizable after months of captivity.

The word describes extreme thinness suggesting illness, deprivation, or hardship.

desolate

bleakest

Most desolate or stark

emaciated

skinniest

Most lacking in flesh

thinnest

Opposites
body mass/flesh

gauntestplumpest

Most full-figured

fattest · heaviest · chubbiest · fleshiest · portliest

health/vitality appearance

gauntesthealthiest

In peak physical condition

heartiest · ruddiest · sleekest

landscape/terrain barrenness

gauntestlushest

Maximally verdant and dense

richest · greenest

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