Meanings
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.
1 more example
She arrived at a resort in December 2024, extremely emaciated — staff described her as “so weak she couldn’t walk on her own,” with sunken eyes, protruding bones, yellow fingernails and decaying teeth.
2025 November 30, “27-year-old woman who only ate fruits has passed away”, in newgenrap
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of emaciate
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivevery thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian мършав, изпит
- мършав (măršav)thin or haggard
- изпит (izpit)thin or haggard
Catalan emaciat, demacrat
- emaciatthin or haggard
- demacratthin or haggard
Chinese Mandarin 瘦弱的, 衰弱的
- 瘦弱的thin or haggard
- 衰弱的thin or haggard
Czech vyhublý, vychrtlý
- vyhublýthin or haggard
- vychrtlýthin or haggard
- vyzáblýthin or haggard
Danish udmagret, udtæret
- udmagretthin or haggard
- udtæretthin or haggard
Dutch uitgemergeld
- uitgemergeldthin or haggard
Esperanto malgrasega
- malgrasegathin or haggard
Finnish aliravittu
- aliravittuthin or haggard
French émacié
- émaciéthin or haggard
German ausgemergelt, abgemagert
- ausgemergeltthin or haggard
- abgemagertthin or haggard
Greek αδυνατισμένος
- αδυνατισμένος (adynatisménos)thin or haggard
Italian emaciato, smunto
- emaciatothin or haggard
- smuntothin or haggard
- denutritothin or haggard
- smortothin or haggard
- mingherlinothin or haggard
- minutothin or haggard
- magrothin or haggard
- tutta pellethin or haggard
Māori poroiwi, maiaka
- poroiwithin or haggard
- maiakathin or haggard
- korotūangaangathin or haggard
- pohokorethin or haggard
- paiorithin or haggard
- pāhehahehathin or haggard
Norwegian Bokmål utmagret
- utmagretthin or haggard
Polish wychudzony, wynędzniały
- wychudzonythin or haggard
- wynędzniałythin or haggard
Portuguese emaciado
- emaciadothin or haggard
Punjabi ਮਰੂਆ
- ਮਰੂਆ (marūā)thin or haggard
Romanian epuizat, istovit
- epuizatthin or haggard
- istovitthin or haggard
- vlăguitthin or haggard
- secătuitthin or haggard
Russian измождёный, истощённый
- измождёный (izmoždjónyj)thin or haggard
- истощённый (istoščónnyj)thin or haggard
Spanish demacrado, macilento
- demacradothin or haggard
- macilentothin or haggard
- emaciadothin or haggard
Swedish utmärglad
- utmärgladthin or haggard
Turkish zayıf, arık
- zayıfthin or haggard
- arıkthin or haggard
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
emaciated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emaciated
“emaciated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emaciated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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