emaciato
emaciated
adjective eh-mah-CHAH-toh Rare
Origin: From Latin emaciatus, past participle of emaciare (to make lean).
Also means
gaunt
Usage Note
Emaciato describes a person or animal that is severely thin due to illness or starvation. It agrees in gender and number: un volto emaciato, una figura emaciata. It is a literary or medical register word; in everyday speech Italians might say molto magro or denutrito instead.
Examples
"Il prigioniero aveva un viso emaciato."
Natural Translation
The prisoner had an emaciated face.
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