Definition of Emaciated

abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food

Examples of Emaciated in a sentence

Because some sick animals refuse to eat, many of them become emaciated.  🔊

The emaciated boy was too weak to fight off his kidnapper.  🔊

Although the prisoners of war were fed three meals a day, many of them still looked emaciated and hungry.  🔊

Jim’s long-term illness is causing him to appear emaciated.  🔊

After being stranded in the desert for four days, I was emaciated and almost dead.  🔊

More than anything, the emaciated homeless man wanted a good meal.  🔊

During the winter, many deer become emaciated and die because of a food shortage.  🔊

Our troops are not winning the war because the starving soldiers are too emaciated to fight.  🔊

Because the puppy had gone unfed for several days, it was now so emaciated that its bones were visible through its skin.  🔊

The emaciated woman was too frail to walk.  🔊

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