emaciated
adjective
ema·ci·at·ed
i-ˈmā-shē-ˌā-təd 
-ˈmā-sē-
-ˈmā-sē-
: very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
He was deadly pale and terribly emaciated, with the protruding, brilliant eyes of a man whose spirit was greater than his strength.—
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan DoyleMy cheek had grown pale with study, and my person had become emaciated with confinement.—Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
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the emaciated bodies of the survivors of the concentration camps
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There’s a slight Francis Bacon aspect to them, poetic but at the same time incontrovertibly real, depicting every distorted limb, every haggard face and emaciated body, every wound and scar.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Israel's Defense Minister, in turn, said Hamas had broken the deal - outrage over the emaciated state of the hostages released Saturday drew comparisons to the visuals from the Holocaust - and said the military would prepare to defend Israeli communities at its highest readiness level.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Image In a video posted after a four-hour meeting with his security cabinet on Tuesday, Mr. Netanyahu said that he and his top advisers had been shocked by the emaciated appearances of three Israeli men who were freed last Saturday.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Many Palestinians released during the cease-fire have appeared emaciated and pale, and have alleged abuses in Israeli custody.
—Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Israel's Defense Minister, in turn, said Hamas had broken the deal - outrage over the emaciated state of the hostages released Saturday drew comparisons to the visuals from the Holocaust - and said the military would prepare to defend Israeli communities at its highest readiness level.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Image In a video posted after a four-hour meeting with his security cabinet on Tuesday, Mr. Netanyahu said that he and his top advisers had been shocked by the emaciated appearances of three Israeli men who were freed last Saturday.
—Lara Jakes, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
Many Palestinians released during the cease-fire have appeared emaciated and pale, and have alleged abuses in Israeli custody.
—Wafaa Shurafa, TIME, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Emaciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emaciated. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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