Something that is more gaunt or thin than something else; a comparative form suggesting extreme leanness.
From 'gauster' (comparative form of gaunt) plus '-er,' creating a doubly-suffixed form that's quite rare in modern English but reflects historical word-building patterns.
This word shows how English used to be much more flexible with stacking suffixes—'gausterer' is almost archaic, and modern English would more likely say 'more gaunt' or 'gauntest.' It's a linguistic fossil!
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