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emaciated

Meaning

Markedly thin and wasted as a result of malnutrition or disease.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The stray cat, once plump, now lay on the cold pavement. Its ribs showed clearly through its fur. It was so emaciated, a painful sight, barely able to lift its head.

The stray dog lay shivering in the alley, its ribs starkly visible beneath matted fur. It was so emaciated that even lifting its head seemed a monumental effort, a testament to weeks without food or water.

The stray dog, ribs a sharp outline beneath its patchy fur, looked utterly emaciated. Days without food had left it weak, its tail barely able to twitch when a kind hand offered a crust.

Barnaby the badger was so skinny, he was emaciated. He'd accidentally eaten a whole bag of "diet" kibble meant for squirrels, and now he was thinner than a whisper. His buttons were practically falling off his fur coat.

Barnaby the badger, known for his love of butter tarts, had been on a strict diet of kale chips. He was now so emaciated he looked like a furry potato chip, barely able to wiggle his tiny badger toes. His friends worried he might blow away in a strong gust of wind.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The stray dog, ribs showing through its matted fur, was so emaciated it could barely stand. It shivered, a hollow shell of a creature, desperate for a scrap of food and a kind hand to end its suffering.

The lost hiker, found near the abandoned neutrino detector, was a skeleton of his former self. His skin stretched taut over bone, a testament to days without sustenance. He was emaciated, his eyes wide with a desperate hunger that no amount of water could quench.

The explorer, lost for weeks in the icy tundra, finally saw a flicker of light. He stumbled towards it, his emaciated frame barely able to carry him. He was so thin from lack of food, his ribs jutted out like a starved wolf's.

Barnaby the hamster, usually a fluffy ball of energy, was looking positively emaciated. His cheek pouches, once bursting with sunflower seeds, sagged like deflated balloons. He was so thin, his wheel seemed to be running *him* now, an unsettling sight for any pet owner.

Barnaby, the prize-winning ferret, had clearly skipped his gourmet kibble. His once-robust belly now resembled a deflated party balloon, making him look so emaciated he could practically audition for a role as a very sad, furry noodle. His owner worried he'd mistaken his own tail for a chew toy and accidentally eaten it.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The stray dog shivered, its ribs starkly visible beneath a coat of matted fur. It hadn't eaten in days, and its emaciated frame spoke volumes of its suffering. A small kindness, a bowl of food, was its only hope for recovery.

The stray dog, rescued from the abandoned quarry, was a skeletal silhouette against the dusty earth. Its ribs protruded sharply, a stark testament to days without sustenance. The vet confirmed it: the animal was emaciated, a painful consequence of its harsh survival.

The last remaining member of the nomadic sky-whale hunting clan was a gaunt figure, ribs starkly visible beneath stretched skin. He was emaciated, a testament to the failed migration and the gnawing hunger that had claimed his kin. His eyes, once bright with communal spirit, were now sunken hollows.

Barnaby Buttercup, a man whose diet consisted solely of lukewarm tapioca and existential dread, was truly emaciated. His ribs protruded like a grand piano's keys, and his skin, stretched taut over bone, gave the distinct impression he'd forgotten to inflate himself after a vigorous bath.

Bartholomew, the renowned champion of Competitive Extreme Napping, discovered his rivals had adopted a new, peculiar training regimen. They subsisted solely on lint and existential dread, resulting in bodies so emaciated they could be mistaken for particularly melancholy shoelaces. Bartholomew suspected foul play, or at least a serious dietary indiscretion.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The rescued dog, skeletal and utterly emaciated, barely lifted its head. Its ribs jutted through patchy fur, a stark testament to prolonged starvation and neglect. A quiet whimper was the only sound it could muster, a lament for its deprived existence.

The expedition's sole survivor stumbled into the settlement, his limbs like brittle twigs. Years of famine and the ravages of plague had left him so emaciated he appeared a phantom, his tattered robes hanging loosely on his skeletal frame, a testament to unimaginable privation.

The expedition's sole survivor, a grizzled xenobotanist, was found barely conscious, his frame alarmingly emaciated from weeks of subsisting on desiccated nutrient paste and fear. The harsh atmosphere of Xylos Prime had exacted a dire toll.

The esteemed, albeit somewhat reclusive, gastromancer discovered his prize truffle pig, Bartholomew, in a truly lamentable state. Once a corpulent, jowly beast, Bartholomew was now so emaciated, his ribs resembled an avant-garde percussion instrument awaiting a conductor's baton, a truly piteous yet oddly resonant spectacle.

Upon discovering the clandestine troupe of subterranean acrobatic moles, Bartholomew was aghast. Their leader, a diminutive creature with eyes like jet beads, was so emaciated he resembled a sinewy, dust-bunny effigy, clearly having subsisted solely on lint and existential dread.

Difficulty

Challenging — Rare, high-register words for serious word lovers.

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