Usually means: Delicate, thin, fragile in appearance.
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  1. waiflike: Merriam-Webster
  2. waiflike: Collins English Dictionary
  3. waiflike: Wordnik
  4. waiflike: Wiktionary
  5. waiflike: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (waiflike)

▸ adjective:  Resembling a waif; apparently homeless, starving, etc.

Similar:
waifish, waify, orphanlike, waferish, orphanish, faminelike, wafery, emaciated, wanthriven, weaselly, more...

Opposite:
sturdy, robust, substantial, well-built

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Similar:
waifish, waify, orphanlike, waferish, orphanish, faminelike, wafery, emaciated, wanthriven, weaselly, more...

Opposite:
sturdy, robust, substantial, well-built



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