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Pinched

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Constricted 84% connected

of Constrict

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Constricted 84% connected

of Constrict

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High 84% connected

To hie.

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High 84% connected

To hie.

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Lean 84% connected

To conceal.

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Lean 84% connected

To conceal.

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Poor 84% connected

Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.

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Poor 84% connected

Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Derivationally related 2

Nasality 74% connected

The quality or state of being nasal.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Nasality 74% connected

The quality or state of being nasal.

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Synonym 11

Adenoidal 92% connected

Glandlike; glandular.

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Cadaverous 92% connected

Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Emaciated 92% connected

of Emaciate

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Gaunt 92% connected

Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim.

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Haggard 92% connected

Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Impecunious 92% connected

Not having money; habitually without money; poor.

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Nasal 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the nose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Penniless 92% connected

Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Penurious 92% connected

Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy; miserly.

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Skeletal 92% connected

Pertaining to the skeleton.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Wasted 92% connected

of Waste

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