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emaciated

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Extremely thin and weakened, especially through lack of nourishment.

The rescue team found an emaciated stray dog near the abandoned shed.

Dictionary practice example.

An emaciated explorer in a fictional return scene appears extremely thin and weakened after the narrator describes weeks of inadequate food during an unsuccessful voyage.

From The Pace of a Fictional Journey.

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