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 Shelley
Examples of emaciated in a Sentence
the emaciated bodies of the survivors of the concentration camps
Recent Examples on the Web
But Claudia, ever the hunter, stalks the night in search of other vampires and finds an emaciated, corpse-like figure feasting on soldiers in the woods.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 13 May 2024
Eventually, the loon stops eating and seeks seclusion, becoming emaciated and often dying within two or three weeks.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024
After a 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl was found emaciated and later died in a hospital, her father and his girlfriend are charged with kidnapping and could potentially face murder charges.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Scores of emaciated brown pelicans, too weak to fly, have been found on Southern California beaches in the last month and taken to an Orange County rescue center, according to its director.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
The child was extremely dehydrated and emaciated, weighing 13 pounds, 7 pounds less than in her last doctor's visit less than two months before, Mooney said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Three weeks later, Papini reappeared on the side of a highway in Yolo County, bruised and emaciated, with her long blond hair sheared short and right shoulder branded.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The authors suggested the emaciated whale may have approached the photographers’ friend’s boat to seek cover from the other whale.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
She and her business partner and podcast co-host Jodi Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. 30 after Franke’s 12-year-old son went to neighbors wounded, emaciated, and asking for help.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
Hunter Ingram, Variety, 13 May 2024
Eventually, the loon stops eating and seeks seclusion, becoming emaciated and often dying within two or three weeks.
—John Myers, Twin Cities, 11 May 2024
After a 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl was found emaciated and later died in a hospital, her father and his girlfriend are charged with kidnapping and could potentially face murder charges.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
Scores of emaciated brown pelicans, too weak to fly, have been found on Southern California beaches in the last month and taken to an Orange County rescue center, according to its director.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
The child was extremely dehydrated and emaciated, weighing 13 pounds, 7 pounds less than in her last doctor's visit less than two months before, Mooney said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2024
Three weeks later, Papini reappeared on the side of a highway in Yolo County, bruised and emaciated, with her long blond hair sheared short and right shoulder branded.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The authors suggested the emaciated whale may have approached the photographers’ friend’s boat to seek cover from the other whale.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
She and her business partner and podcast co-host Jodi Hildebrandt were arrested on Aug. 30 after Franke’s 12-year-old son went to neighbors wounded, emaciated, and asking for help.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2023
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