Emaciated

WOTD - 8 December 2006    

English

Pronunciation

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

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Adjective

Emaciated (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})

Positive Emaciated

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Superlative {{{2}}}

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

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

Synonyms

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Translations

thin or haggard

French: émacié fr(fr) German: ausgemergelt de(de) Russian: измождёный (izmozhd'ónnyj), истощённый (istosh'ónnyj)

Spanish: demacrado es(es) Swedish: utmärglad

Verb

emaciated

1. Simple past tense and past participle of emaciate.

Related terms

• emaciate
• emaciation

Anagrams

• aacdeeimt,
• acetamide

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