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Meaning of emaciated in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈmeɪʃiˌeɪdəd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    emaciated

    Definitions

    1. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

    Examples

    • « emaciated bony hands »
    • « a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys »
    • « eyes were haggard and cavernous »
    • « small pinched faces »
    • « kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration »

    Synonyms

    • thin
    • lean

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