emaciated

[US]/ɪˈmeɪsɪeɪtɪd/
[UK]/ɪ'meʃɪ'etɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. extremely thin or gaunt; looking very weak or thin

Example Sentences

she was so emaciated she could hardly stand.

A long illness had emaciated my father.

his severely emaciated body

Hungry Joe was a jumpy, emaciated wretch with a fleshless face of dingy skin and bone.

The emaciated stray dog was in desperate need of food and care.

She looked emaciated after being sick for weeks.

The emaciated figure on the street caught everyone's attention.

The emaciated patients in the hospital needed proper nutrition to recover.

Her face looked emaciated due to extreme dieting.

The emaciated horse was rescued and nursed back to health.

He appeared emaciated from the long journey through the desert.

The emaciated children in the famine-stricken region needed urgent assistance.

The emaciated cat was brought to the vet for treatment.

Despite being emaciated, she showed remarkable strength and resilience.

Real-world Examples

Video from the location has shown people looking emaciated.

Source: BBC Listening Collection January 2016

His body was bent and emaciated to the bone, almost fleshless.

Source: Brave New World

Both these animals came in really underweight and emaciated.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2021 Collection

In no time at all, the disease had emaciated her.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

He's emaciated and hunchbacked; his beard is gray, bordering on white.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

He was emaciated, the bones of his face sticking out sharply against the yellowish skin.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I remember when they brought you back to school, emaciated and wrapped up in a shawl.

Source: Education of Love

Taking turns reading prepared texts, the two diplomats and one journalist looked physically exhausted and emaciated.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

He was a small emaciated animal and he stood with his head dispiritedly low, almost between his forelegs.

Source: Gone with the Wind

There are projections, sound loops, puppetry and nudity: a painfully emaciated Christ; a flying, nude Margarita.

Source: The Economist - Arts

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