1. comparative form of gaunt; more lean, thin, or haggard in appearance

Examples

• After months of illness, he looked gaunter than before.
• The gaunter features of the old man reflected his difficult life.
• She appeared gaunter in the harsh winter light.
• His face grew gaunter as the disease progressed.
• The gaunter landscape of the desert stretched endlessly before us.
• He was gaunter than his brother, with sharp cheekbones and hollow cheeks.