Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emaciated

/ɪˈmeɪ.siˌeɪ.tɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: ema-ci-at-ed
IPA: /ɪˈmeɪ.siˌeɪ.tɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

verb

simple past and past participle of emaciate

Example Sentences

"The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly."
"She arrived at a resort in December 2024, extremely emaciated — staff described her as “so weak she couldn’t walk on her own,” with sunken eyes, protruding bones, yellow fingernails and decaying teeth."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪˈmeɪ.siˌeɪ.tɪd/
British English: /əˈmeɪ.ʃi.eɪ.tɪd/

Inflected Forms

more emaciated (comparative) most emaciated (superlative)

Derived Forms

unemaciated

Frequently Paired Words

emaciate emaciation gaunt

Synonyms

cadaverous gaunt haggard pinched skeletal wasted

Questions

How do you pronounce emaciated?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmeɪ.siˌeɪ.tɪd/.
What does emaciated mean?: Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

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