emaciated

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb cause to grow thin or weak
  2. verb grow weak and thin or waste away physically
  3. adjective very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Synonyms

waste, emaciate, macerate

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