Definitions

1. adjective

looking thin and gaunt; having a gaunt or emaciated appearance

“The gaunty figure in the old photograph seemed to be staring right through me.”

2. noun

a gaunt or emaciated person or animal

“The gaunty dog had lost its appetite and was struggling to survive.”

3. adverb

in a gaunt or emaciated manner

“She walked gauntly into the room, her eyes sunken with exhaustion.”