appearance Flashcards
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tall, with long, thin arms and legs and rather awkward
movements; often used of men and boys
gangling/gangly
very fat, in an unhealthy way
obese
with a quite large, solid body; used of men and women
stout
very tall and thin, and usually moving awkwardly
lanky
unattractively thin and bony-looking
scrawny
thin in an attractive way
slender
short and with a body that is
wide across the shoulders and chest
stocky
increased in body size, especially by gaining
more muscle
bulked up
lean
thin and healthy
wiry
thin but strong
unkempt
untidy, scruffy
immaculate
in perfect condition, smart
never a hair out of place
always well-dressed, neat and smart-looking
swarthy
dark-coloured, used about skin
sallow
yellowish
haggard
his face looked ill and tired
grinning
giving a big smile
pouting
positioning their lips in an attractive way
pouts
positions her lips
in a look of annoyance
grimace
make an
expression of pain or strong dislike
scowled
gave a bad-tempered, angry look
leering
to look at someone in an unpleasant and sexually interested way
shrugged his shoulders
lifted his shoulders up and down to show he
didn’t know or couldn’t answer
to fold arms
crossed one arm over the other
close to his body
to cross legs
crossed one leg over the other while sitting
twitching
suddenly making small movements
clench a fist
closed a hand tightly because of anger
to tap/drum fingers
make quick, light
hitting movements
