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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Ray Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Once inside, police came across a second emaciated dog.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Waterbury first responders rescued the emaciated 32-year-old man from an upstairs room after they were deployed to a house fire last month, police said in a statement.
—CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Researchers said the body is in an emaciated state.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emaciated
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“Emaciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emaciated. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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