Meaning Of The Word Gaunt

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gaunt
If you describe a building as gaunt, you mean it is very plain and unattractive.
adjective: If someone looks gaunt, they look very thin, usually because they have been very ill or worried.

gaunt in American English
thin and bony; hollow-eyed and haggard, as from great hunger or age; emaciated
adjective: extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated

gaunt in British English
adjective: bony and emaciated in appearance

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