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Synonyms
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Meaning:
ashen

of (the colour of) ashes; pale

gray

dead

(of people, animals, plants) no longer living

no longer alive

deathly

like death

suggesting end of life

emaciated

(of a person) very thin because of illness, poverty etc

undernourished; thin

gaunt

(of a person) thin because of hunger, ill-health or suffering

skinny

ghastly

pale and ill; causing horror or fear

horrifying, dreadful; pale

lank

(of hair) straight and limp

thin

macabre

horrible, causing fear (because suggesting death)

eerie; deathlike

pale

(of a person's face) having little colour; (of a colour) not strong

light in color or effect

thin

having not much flesh; having a small extent from one side to the other; not having a large number of units close together

fine, light, slender

wan

(of a person, expression) looking ill, sad, tired, anxious; (of light, the sky) pale; not bright

colorless, weak

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