And you’d say that a person like that who had been sick was looking ________.
| PEAKED | 276 |
| POORLY | 174 |
| BAD | 167 |
| PUNY | 161 |
| THIN | 75 |
| PALE | 40 |
| SICKLY | 38 |
| TERRIBLE | 38 |
| FRAIL | 25 |
| JUST SKIN AND BONES | 25 |
| GAUNT | 23 |
| BADLY | 21 |
| POOR | 18 |
| EMACIATED | 15 |
| SKINNY | 14 |
| WEAK | 14 |
| WAN | 13 |
| SKIN AND BONES | 11 |
| ILL | 9 |
| RUN-DOWN | 9 |
| DRAWN | 8 |
| HAGGARD | 8 |
| VERY BAD | 8 |
| WASHED OUT | 8 |
| VERY THIN | 7 |
| LIKE A GHOST | 6 |
| NR | 6 |
| SCRAWNY | 6 |
| SICK | 6 |
| PEAKY | 5 |
| TOUGH | 5 |
| UNDER THE WEATHER | 5 |
| AWFUL | 4 |
| BETTER | 4 |
| GANT | 4 |
| LOUSY | 4 |
| PICKED | 4 |
| THINNER | 4 |
| WORN OUT | 4 |
| WORSE | 4 |
| ANEMIC | 3 |
| DROOPY | 3 |
| LIKE A SCARECROW | 3 |
| LIKE A SKELETON | 3 |
| LIKE DEATH WARMED OVER | 3 |
| MISERABLE | 3 |
| UNWELL | 3 |
| VERY POORLY | 3 |
| WANE | 3 |
| DOWN AND OUT | 2 |
| DREADFUL | 2 |
| EMANCIPATED | 2 |
| FAILING | 2 |
| GHASTLY | 2 |
| JUST TERRIBLE | 2 |
| LIKE DEATH | 2 |
| LIKE HE WAS DRAWN THROUGH A KNOTHOLE | 2 |
| LIKE HELL | 2 |
| LIKE THE DEVIL | 2 |
| MEEK | 2 |
| NOT UP TO PAR | 2 |
| PALLID | 2 |
| PRETTY PEAKED | 2 |
| PRETTY THIN | 2 |
| SEEDY | 2 |
| UNHEALTHY | 2 |
| VERY PALE | 2 |
| WASTED | 2 |
| WHITE | 2 |
| WORN | 2 |
| ALL IN | 1 |
| AS IF HE’D BEEN DRAGGED THROUGH A KNOTHOLE | 1 |
| AS THOUGH HE’S AT DEATH’S DOOR | 1 |
| AWFUL THIN | 1 |
| BADDER | 1 |
| BLEACHED OUT | 1 |
| BUM | 1 |
| CAD | 1 |
| CAGOUT | 1 |
| DEBILITATED | 1 |
| DELICATE | 1 |
| DEPLETED | 1 |
| DISTRESSED | 1 |
| DOESN’T HAVE ANY COLOR | 1 |
| DOESN’T LOOK GOOD | 1 |
| DOWN | 1 |
| DOWN IN THE DUMPS | 1 |
| DOWN IN THE MOUTH | 1 |
| DRAWN OUT | 1 |
| DRIED OUT | 1 |
| FAIRLY MIDDLIN’ | 1 |
| FEEBLE | 1 |
| FEES | 1 |
| GHOSTY-LOOKING | 1 |
| GONE TO NOTHING | 1 |
| HALF-STARVED | 1 |
| HASN’T MADE THE GRADE YET | 1 |
| HOLLER-EYED | 1 |
| HOLLOW | 1 |
| HOLLOW-CHEEKED | 1 |
| HORRIBLE | 1 |
| IN BAD SHAPE | 1 |
| JUST LIKE DEATH | 1 |
| JUST SKIN AND BONE | 1 |
| JUST WEAK | 1 |
| KINDA BAD | 1 |
| KINDA LIKE A FENCE-RAIL | 1 |
| LAST LEGS | 1 |
| LEAN | 1 |
| LIKE A BEAN POLE | 1 |
| LIKE A CORPSE | 1 |
| LIKE A DEAD MAN | 1 |
| LIKE A GOAT | 1 |
| LIKE A SHADOW | 1 |
| LIKE A SHADOW IN SPRING | 1 |
| LIKE A SPOOK | 1 |
| LIKE A WALKING CORPSE | 1 |
| LIKE A WRECK | 1 |
| LIKE AN OLD MAN | 1 |
| LIKE HE WAS PLAYING HOOKEY FROM THE GRAVEYARD | 1 |
| LIKE HECK | 1 |
| LIKE HE’D GONE THROUGH THE FLINT MILL | 1 |
| LIKE HE’S BEEN SICK | 1 |
| LIKE HE’S FAILING | 1 |
| LIKE THE LAST RUN OF SHAD | 1 |
| LIKE THE RUNNING GEARS OF A KATYDID | 1 |
| LISTLESS | 1 |
| LOOKING | 1 |
| MIGHTY BAD | 1 |
| MIGHTY POORLY | 1 |
| MIGHTY SLIM | 1 |
| MUCH BETTER | 1 |
| MUCH WORSE | 1 |
| NOT SO GOOD | 1 |
| NOTHING BUT SKIN AND BONES | 1 |
| OLDER | 1 |
| PALE AROUND THE GILLS | 1 |
| PEAKISH | 1 |
| PETERED OUT | 1 |
| PIMPING | 1 |
| PINK AROUND THE GILLS | 1 |
| PINKISH | 1 |
| PLAYED OUT | 1 |
| PO’ | 1 |
| PO’ AS A WASHING OF SOAP | 1 |
| POOPED | 1 |
| POOPED OUT | 1 |
| POOR AS A CROW | 1 |
| POOR AS A SNAKE | 1 |
| POOR AS A WHIPPOORWILL | 1 |
| POOZLY | 1 |
| PRETTY BAD | 1 |
| PRETTY FRAIL | 1 |
| PRETTY GAUNT | 1 |
| PRETTY HARD | 1 |
| PRETTY ROUGH | 1 |
| PRETTY RUN-DOWN | 1 |
| PRETTY SEEDY | 1 |
| PRETTY THIN POLE | 1 |
| PUKEY | 1 |
| RAW-BONEY | 1 |
| REAL BAD | 1 |
| REAL THIN | 1 |
| RIGHT BAD | 1 |
| RINEY | 1 |
| ROUGH | 1 |
| SADISTIC | 1 |
| SALLOW | 1 |
| SCARECROW | 1 |
| SCRAGGLY | 1 |
| SHALLOW | 1 |
| SICK AS A DOG | 1 |
| SKELETON | 1 |
| SKINNIER | 1 |
| SKINNY-BONE | 1 |
| SKINNY-BONED | 1 |
| SKIN’S JUST OVER THE BONES | 1 |
| SLIMMER | 1 |
| SLIPPING | 1 |
| SPENT | 1 |
| SUF | 1 |
| SURE LOOKS BAD | 1 |
| THIN AS A RAIL | 1 |
| TIRED | 1 |
| TOO THIN | 1 |
| TRIMMED DOWN | 1 |
| TRIMMER | 1 |
| UNDERWEIGHT | 1 |
| VERY PEAKED | 1 |
| VERY POOR | 1 |
| WASTED AWAY | 1 |
| WEAKLY | 1 |
| WEASLY | 1 |
| WORSE FOR THE WEAR | 1 |
| WRETCHED | 1 |
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