look emaciated

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Used to describe the appearance of being extremely thin and weak.

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  • After weeks of illness, the patient began to look emaciated.
  • The stray dog we found on the street looked terribly emaciated.
  • Photographs from the famine-stricken region showed children who looked emaciated.
  • The rescued horses looked emaciated and were in desperate need of care.
  • In the dim light of the dungeon, the prisoner looked gaunt and emaciated.
  • He's lost so much weight; he's starting to look emaciated.
  • If you continue to refuse food, you will soon look emaciated.
  • Compared to his old photos, he now looks emaciated.
  • The old hermit, who lived alone in the mountains, looked emaciated from his meager diet.
  • It is a serious sign of illness when a person starts to look emaciated for no apparent reason.