emaciated

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.4 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd/
• (US) IPA: /əˈmeɪsieɪtɪd/
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[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• Wikisaurus has an article on “thin” in the sense of “skinny”.

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[edit] Verb

emaciated

1. Simple past tense and past participle of emaciate.

[edit] Related terms

• emaciate
• emaciation