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Emaciated

/ɪˈmeɪʃiˌeɪtɪd/
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(adj) Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

He looked pale and emaciated.
The zoo's zebra was emaciated and dirty.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The animal was so ____ that its ribs were visible through its skin.

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