GAUNTER

Adjective

gaunter

comparative form of gaunt

Anagrams

• Turnage, ungrate, ungreat

Source: Wiktionary


GAUNT

Gaunt, a. Etym: [Cf. Norw. gand a thin pointed stick, a tall and thin man, and W. gwan weak.]

Definition: Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim. "The gaunt mastiff." Pope. A mysterious but visible pestilence, striding gaunt and fleshless across our land. Nichols.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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