Meaning & use
emaciated
Abnormally thin and weak, especially as a result of illness or starvation.
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Rescuers were shocked to find the emaciated dog barely able to stand.
Survivors of the famine arrived at the camp emaciated and in urgent need of food.
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Emaciated describes extreme, often alarming thinness caused by disease or lack of food, stronger than simply 'thin' or 'skinny.'
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