Somewhat gaunt; having a tendency toward being thin or hollow-looking.
Gaunt with the adjective-forming suffix -y, creating a softer or less intense version of gaunt. The -y suffix often moderates the intensity of the base word.
The -y suffix is wonderfully versatile—'gaunty' is softer than 'gaunt,' just like 'cloudy' is less intense than 'cloud-covered'; it adds a degree of approximation.
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