- gauntly
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Gauntly — Gaunt ly, adv. In a gaunt manner; meagerly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gauntly — gaunt ► ADJECTIVE 1) lean and haggard, especially through suffering, hunger, or age. 2) (of a place) grim or desolate in appearance. DERIVATIVES gauntly adverb gauntness noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
gauntly — adverb see gaunt … New Collegiate Dictionary
gauntly — See gaunt. * * * … Universalium
gauntly — adv. in a thin and haggard manner, in an emaciated manner; bleakly, desolately, grimly … English contemporary dictionary
gauntly — adverb (sometimes er/ est) : in a gaunt manner : with a gaunt appearance … Useful english dictionary
gaunt — gauntly, adv. gauntness, n. /gawnt/, adj., gaunter, gauntest. 1. extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated. 2. bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things: a gaunt, windswept landscape.… … Universalium
gaunt — adjective Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century 1. excessively thin and angular < a long gaunt face > 2. barren, desolate Synonyms: see lean • gauntly adverb • gauntness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
gauntness — See gauntly. * * * … Universalium
haggardly — adv. gauntly, with a drawn and haggard appearance … English contemporary dictionary
