emaciated

adjective

ema·​ci·​at·​ed i-ˈmā-shē-ˌā-təd How to pronounce emaciated (audio) -ˈmā-sē- How to pronounce emaciated (audio)
: very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
He was deadly pale and terribly emaciated, with the protruding, brilliant eyes of a man whose spirit was greater than his strength.Arthur Conan Doyle
My cheek had grown pale with study, and my person had become emaciated with confinement.Mary Shelley

Examples of emaciated in a Sentence

the emaciated bodies of the survivors of the concentration camps
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Braslavski appeared in a Hamas video published earlier this year, looking emaciated. Callum Sutherland, Time, 13 Oct. 2025 For over a year, residents have urged District Attorney Summer Stephan to prosecute, sending more than 16,000 emails, yet horses remain neglected — and now another emaciated horse has been found. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2025 They have been seen in an emaciated state in proof-of-life and propaganda videos produced by Hamas. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025 The 118-pound animal appeared to be old, evidenced by its emaciated condition and severely worn, broken and missing teeth. Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for emaciated

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of emaciated was in 1627

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“Emaciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emaciated. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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