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    emaciated
    /ɪˈmeɪsɪeɪtɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food: "she was so emaciated she could hardly stand"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMACIATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    EMACIATED definition: 1. very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger: 2. very thin and weak…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › emaciatedEmaciated Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : 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. Synonyms. cadaverous.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEMACIATED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    EMACIATED meaning: 1. very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger: 2. very thin and weak…. Learn more.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishemaciated adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of emaciated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › emaciateEmaciate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    To emaciate is to make someone extremely thin or very weak. A serious illness can often emaciate a person, leaving them gaunt and frail. The verb emaciate is much less common than its related adjective, emaciated. Both stem from the Latin emaciare, "make lean, cause to waste away."

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMACIATED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    emaciated. (ɪmeɪsieɪtɪd , -meɪʃ- ) adjective. A person or animal that is emaciated is extremely thin and weak because of illness or lack of food. ...horrific television pictures of emaciated prisoners. Synonyms: skeletal, thin, weak, lean More Synonyms of emaciated. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › emaciatedEmaciated - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    The adjective emaciated evolved from the Latin emaciatus, meaning to “make lean, waste away.” An emaciated person or animal isn't just thin. They're bony, gaunt, and most likely undernourished, often from illness.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryEMACIATED definition in American English - Collins Online ...

    A person or animal that is emaciated is extremely thin and weak because of illness or lack of food. ...horrific television pictures of emaciated prisoners. Synonyms: skeletal , thin , weak , lean More Synonyms of emaciated

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordEMACIATED - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

    All you need to know about "EMACIATED" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishEMACIATED | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    EMACIATED definition: very thin and weak because of being sick or not eating enough food. Learn more.