emaciated

WOTD - 8 December 2006    

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd/
• (US) IPA: /əˈmeɪsieɪtɪd/

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Adjective

emaciated (comparative more emaciated, superlative most emaciated)

1. Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

   The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:scrawny

Translations

thin or haggard

French: émacié (fr) German: ausgemergelt (de) Romanian: epuizat (ro) m. and n., istovit (ro) m. and n., vlăguit (ro) m. and n., secătuit (ro) m. and n.

Russian: измождёный (izmozhd'ónnyj), истощённый (istosh'ónnyj) Spanish: demacrado (es) Swedish: utmärglad

Verb

emaciated

1. Simple past tense and past participle of emaciate.

Related terms

• emaciate
• emaciation

Anagrams

• acetamide