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stick-thin

UK
/ˌstɪk ˈθɪn/
US
/ˌstɪk ˈθɪn/

Translations

stick-thinadjective
UK
/ˌstɪk ˈθɪn/
US
/ˌstɪk ˈθɪn/
Hyphenated qualitative adjective; used both attributively and predicatively.
He was stick-thin after months of illness.
Il était squelettique après des mois de maladie.
Additional translations
décharnéS’emploie surtout pour une personne très amaigrie.
Synonyms
spare
skin-and-bones
emaciated
gaunt
skeletal
bony
scrawny
spindly
twiggy
toothpick-thin
lanky
lean
rail-thin
angular
Antonyms
obese
fat
plump
chubby
corpulent
stout
rotund
heavyset
thickset

Definitions

stick-thinadjective
extremely thin; as thin as a stick
He was stick-thin after months of illness.
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