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
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Those that did not starve to death weren’t much better off: emaciated, sick and unable to produce healthy young.
—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Most of them resurfaced on their own over the last few months, police said, and all the survivors have been arrested, even as some emerged this week badly emaciated and barely able to walk to waiting ambulances.
—Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Survivors emerged emaciated and barely able to walk, according to reports, and at least 13 children were among those rescued.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The teenager's body, emaciated and weak from malnutrition, was covered in old and fresh bruises, burns and sores, according to The Indianapolis Star.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2025
Most of them resurfaced on their own over the last few months, police said, and all the survivors have been arrested, even as some emerged this week badly emaciated and barely able to walk to waiting ambulances.
—Mogomotsi Magome and Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Survivors emerged emaciated and barely able to walk, according to reports, and at least 13 children were among those rescued.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The teenager's body, emaciated and weak from malnutrition, was covered in old and fresh bruises, burns and sores, according to The Indianapolis Star.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Emaciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emaciated. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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