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   emaciated

   /ɪˈmeɪsɪeɪtɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food: "she was so emaciated she could hardly stand"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin emaciat- ‘made thin’, from the verb emaciare, from e- (variant of ex-, expressing a change of state) + macies ‘leanness’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • M

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   • A

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   • I

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEMACIATED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   The meaning of EMACIATED is very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness. How to use emaciated in a sentence.

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   EMACIATED meaning: 1. very thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger: 2. very thin and weak…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   Emaciate definition: to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh.. See examples of EMACIATE used in a sentence.

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   Emaciated definition: marked by emaciation. . See examples of EMACIATED used in a sentence.

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   To emaciate is to make someone extremely thin or very weak. A serious illness can often emaciate a person, leaving them gaunt and frail.