waiflike

English edit

Etymology edit

waif +‎ -like

Adjective edit

waiflike (comparative more waiflike, superlative most waiflike)

Resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.
- Translations, Act I - Brian Friel
  "She has a waiflike appearance and could be any age from seventeen to thirty-five."

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