painfully thin

Frequency: 5.84.9 per million words

Excessively thin in a way that looks painful or unhealthy.

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Examples (10)

  • The old horse was painfully thin.
  • After weeks of illness, she looked painfully thin.
  • The rescue dog was painfully thin when they found him.
  • He's always been naturally slender, but now he's almost painfully thin.
  • Her refusal to eat left her painfully thin and weak.
  • The supermodel was criticized for being painfully thin in recent photos.
  • Despite eating a lot, some people remain painfully thin due to a fast metabolism.
  • The child's limbs were painfully thin, a clear sign of malnutrition.
  • He worried about his sister, who seemed to be growing painfully thin.
  • The documentary showed images of refugees who were painfully thin from lack of food.