Added 10 October 2026 emaciated /əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsRare Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about emaciated at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold. a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys Related Words: gaunthaggardthinpinchedwastedleanskeletalcadaverousbonylimitedextenuatedscrawny Back to today's word