Words To Describe Physical Appearance

adjective thin and bony, usually because of suffering, hunger, or age

• The gaunt figure of the starving man was a stark reminder of the famine's devastation.
• She looked gaunt after being sick for a week.
• He's been working so much overtime, he's starting to look gaunt.
• The gaunt landscape of the desert stretched out endlessly before them.

adjective looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering

• After days of intense work and little rest, he appeared haggard and exhausted.
• She looked haggard after pulling an all-nighter to finish her project.
• I could tell he was haggard from partying all night.
• The old building had a haggard appearance, with its peeling paint and crumbling facade.

adjective Ill-favored is an adjective that describes someone or something as unattractive or unpleasant in appearance.

• The ill-favored proposal was quickly dismissed by the board of directors.
• She always avoids sitting next to that ill-favored colleague during meetings.
• I can't believe he's dating that ill-favored girl from our class.
• The ill-favored decision to cut funding for the arts was met with backlash from the community.

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adjective having a ruddy complexion; red or reddish

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• The gentleman's rubicund complexion indicated good health.
• After a day at the beach, his face was looking pretty rubicund.
• She had a few too many drinks and ended up with a rubicund face.
• The sunset painted the sky with rubicund hues.

adjective describing someone or something as graceful, slender, and delicate, like a sylph (a mythological spirit of the air)

• The ballerina moved across the stage with sylphlike grace and elegance.
• She was sylphlike in her movements, as if she were floating on air.
• That model has a sylphlike figure that everyone envies.
• Her sylphlike presence seemed to enchant everyone around her.