emaciated

English

WOTD – 8 December 2006

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈmeɪʃieɪtɪd/
(US) IPA^(key): /əˈmeɪsieɪtɪd/
Audio (US) (file)

Adjective

emaciated (comparative more emaciated, superlative most emaciated)

Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:scrawny

Translations

thin or haggard

Dutch: uitgemergeld (nl)
French: émacié (fr)
German: ausgemergelt (de)
Italian: emaciato (it) m, smunto m, denutrito (it) m, smorto (it) m, mingherlino (it) m, minuto (it), magro (it) m, tutta pelle f
Maori: poroiwi, maiaka, korotūangaanga, pohokore, paiori, paiori, pāhehaheha
Norwegian:
Bokmål: utmagret

Portuguese: emaciado (pt)
Rapa Nui: kavakava
Romanian: epuizat (ro) m or n, istovit (ro) m or n, vlăguit (ro) m or n, secătuit (ro) m or n
Russian: измождёный (izmozhd'ónnyj), истощённый (istosh'ónnyj)
Spanish: demacrado (es)
Swedish: utmärglad (sv)
Westrobothnian: afålli

Verb

emaciated

simple past tense and past participle of emaciate

Related terms

See also

gaunt

Anagrams

acetamide

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