emaciated

[ ih-mey-shee-ey-tid ]

adjective

1. marked by emaciation.

   Synonyms: scrawny, haggard, gaunt, puny, wasted, thin

emaciated

/ ɪˈmeɪsɪˌeɪtɪd /

adjective

1. abnormally thin

Other Words From

• une·maci·ated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emaciated¹

First recorded in 1655–65; emaciate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It was 3 March 2021 when Billy noticed the emaciated animal, who he later named Molly, cracking crabs near his house in Shetland.

From BBC

"She was really thin and emaciated, but she wasn't unhealthy - she was just hungry," he says.

From BBC

Alan Wilson, senior coroner for Blackpool and Fylde, said Debbie died from "the combined effects of her severely emaciated and neglected state, and debilitation caused by widespread Norwegian scabies mite infection".

From BBC

Maybe it’s because the emaciated Arthur isn’t in his strengthened Joker state that he can’t land the strongest vocal line, or because the actors were tasked with singing live on set.

From Los Angeles Times

"You see there many children skin and bone, emaciated."

From BBC

Related Words

• bony
• gaunt
• scrawny
• skeletal
• skinny