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 Word Forms

• unemaciated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emaciated¹

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

Example Sentences

In August, two months before Evyatar's release, Hamas had posted a video showing him emaciated in a narrow concrete tunnel - a move that drew condemnation from Israel and many Western leaders.

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Relatives of 24-year-old Evyatar David, who was taken from the Nova music festival and was seen emaciated in a tunnel in a video published by Hamas in August, said they always "knew he would return".

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With earlier, often emaciated, shackled, beaten hostages, "they had things in their blood exams, in their enzymes, that we couldn't understand".

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Penelope Chandrie's emaciated and bruised body was found wrapped in a sheet at the family home in Hayes, west London, on 17 December 2023.

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“The owner was offered assistance to rehome the emaciated horses. He declined,” the county said in a news release.

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Related Words

• bony 
• gaunt 
• scrawny 
• skeletal 
• skinny