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- Dictionaryemaciated/ɪˈmeɪsɪeɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food: "she was so emaciated she could hardly stand"
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EMACIATED definition: 1. very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger: 2. very thin and weak…. Learn more.
The meaning of EMACIATED is very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness. How to use emaciated in a sentence.
The meaning of EMACIATE is to cause to lose flesh so as to become very thin. How to use emaciate in a sentence.
very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger: There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine. Synonyms. bony (THIN) cadaverous. gaunt. haggard. pinched. skeletal. wasted (THIN) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having less flesh on the body than average.
To emaciate is to make someone extremely thin or very weak. A serious illness can often emaciate a person, leaving them gaunt and frail. The verb emaciate is much less common than its related adjective, emaciated. Both stem from the Latin emaciare, "make lean, cause to waste away."
Definition of emaciated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone who is dangerously skinny and skeletal-looking can be described as emaciated. It's probably how you'd start to look after a few weeks in the wilderness with only berries and bugs for dinner.
