emaciated
adjective
ema·ci·at·ed
i-ˈmā-shē-ˌā-təd 
-ˈmā-sē-
-ˈmā-sē-
: 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
Arthur Conan DoyleMy cheek had grown pale with study, and my person had become emaciated with confinement.—Mary Shelley
Mary ShelleyExamples of emaciated in a Sentence
the emaciated bodies of the survivors of the concentration camps
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Pittsburgh police say a North Side resident likely saved an emaciated dog from dying in the cold after it was found roaming on the North Side.
—Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Infected deer are often emaciated, act erratically, lose bodily functions and become weak and die, the agency said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
Of the animals seized, there were specific injuries and medical issues noted — including emaciated animals and goats with severe abscesses and mastitis.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
An emaciated man sat by a child stretched out semiconscious on a cot, where two other small children were receiving oxygen.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Infected deer are often emaciated, act erratically, lose bodily functions and become weak and die, the agency said.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2025
Of the animals seized, there were specific injuries and medical issues noted — including emaciated animals and goats with severe abscesses and mastitis.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
An emaciated man sat by a child stretched out semiconscious on a cot, where two other small children were receiving oxygen.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Emaciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emaciated. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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