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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—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In all, 12 dogs were inside, 10 of them puppies and two mama dogs, all emaciated, all living in filth, all in a single home, the Nashville Humane Association said.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
Only after a court was shown video footage from inside the mine showing dozens of bodies and emaciated survivors did the government launch a rescue.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
In Hostage Square, some held up pictures of emaciated Palestinians, but many simply wanted an end to the fighting and a deal to free those hostages who remain in Gaza.
—Matt Bradley, NBC news, 18 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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