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View definitions for skin-and-bones

skin-and-bones

adjective as in scrawny

phrase as in scrawny

phrase as in underweight

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Toward the end William looked like the skin-and-bones remnant of a saint.

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On this page you'll find 98 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to skin-and-bones, such as: bony, lanky, skinny, angular, gaunt, and lank.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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