emaciated

/ih-MAY-shee-ay-tid/adjective

abnormally thin and weak from illness or hunger

Rescuers found the stray emaciated but alive.
Synonyms
gaunt, skeletal, wasted
Antonyms
plump, robust
Memory hook
emaciated: flesh worn to outline.

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