emaciated

• Décrit une personne ou un animal extrêmement maigre et faible, généralement à cause d'une maladie, de la faim ou d'une malnutrition.

Describes a person or animal that is extremely thin and weak, typically due to illness, starvation, or lack of nourishment.

1. Abnormally thin or weakB2formal

   Extremely thin and weak, typically as a result of illness, lack of food, or extreme cold.

   Émaciation, maigreur extrême

   • The rescued animals were emaciated and in need of urgent care.
   • After weeks without food, the hiker looked emaciated.
   • The doctor noted the patient's emaciated condition due to the prolonged illness.

   Synonymesbonycadaverousgaunthaggardscrawnyskeletalstarvingundernourishedwastedwithered

   Antonymeschubbycorpulentfleshyobeseoverweightplumpportlystout

• Verbe signifiant affaiblir ou amaigrir extrêmement, généralement à cause de la faim ou de la maladie, jusqu'à rendre cachectique ou très émacie.

An obsolete verb meaning to cause to become extremely thin or wasted, typically due to starvation or disease.

1. Cause extreme thinnessC2formalmedical

   To make someone or something abnormally thin or weak, typically due to illness or lack of food.

   Émacier

   • The prolonged illness emaciated him to the point of being bedridden.
   • Chronic malnutrition emaciates the body over time.
   • The famine emaciated the entire population of the region.

   Synonymesattenuateconsumereduceshrivelthinwastewither

   Antonymesfattenfleshplumpstuff