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emaciated
/ɪˈmeɪ.siˌeɪ.tɪd/
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What does emaciated mean?
adjective
- Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
verb
- simple past and past participle of emaciate
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The morning found them seated on the bank of a small stream, their feet torn and bleeding, and their bodies emaciated.
His body was emaciated, his hands were thin to transparency, his voice was sometimes inarticulate, and he could hardly walk without support.
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The sweet girl welcomed me with warm affection, yet tears were in her eyes as she beheld my emaciated frame and feverish cheeks.
Those who had to work a long time lost their appetites, became emaciated, and congestion of the lung and brain was observed.
Verminous bronchitis in calves and lambs is characterized by severe spells of coughing, difficult and labored breathing and a weak, emaciated condition.