emaciated
/əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/
UK: /-ˈmeɪ.si-/
ƏMEꞮ · ʃi · eɪ · tɪd (4 syllables)
English
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Definition
Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
Example Sentences
- "The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly."
- "She arrived at a resort in December 2024, extremely emaciated — staff described her as “so weak she couldn’t walk on her own,” with sunken eyes, protruding bones, yellow fingernails and decaying teeth."
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