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waif-like
adjective
uk /ˈweɪf.laɪk/ us /ˈweɪf.laɪk/
very thin and delicate in appearance: 瘦弱的;弱不禁风的
waif-like supermodels弱不禁风的超级模特
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Animal physiology: thin or slender (of people)
be as thin as a rakephrase
be skin and bone(s)idiom
ectomorph
ectomorphic
emaciated
emaciation
gauntly
hollow
lithe
raw-boned
scrawny
slender
slight
slimly
slimness
sparely
thinness
ultra-thin
wasted
wiry
Examples of waif-like
waif-like
And moreover, why are the women so darn skinny and waif-like?
From Huffington Post
He was thus thrown (waif-like) amongst the great body of the people; was at once estimated, and soon rose into renown.
From Project Gutenberg
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