WAIFLIKE

Etymology

Adjective

waiflike (comparative more waiflike, superlative most waiflike)

Resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.

Translations, Act I - Brian Friel

"She has a waiflike appearance and could be any age from seventeen to thirty-five."

Source: Wiktionary



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