Gaunt
Pronunciation : Gaunt
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. Norw. gand a thin pointed stick, a tall and thin man, and W. gwan weak.]
Definition : Defn: 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