emaciatedly (C2)
adverb
Pronunciation: /ɪˈmæsɪeɪtɪdli/
Definition
In a manner that is extremely thin or gaunt, often due to illness, starvation, or other causes of severe weight loss.
Examples
The patient looked emaciatedly ill after months of struggling with the disease.
The emaciatedly thin supermodel sparked concerns about the fashion industry's beauty standards.
After a year of living on the streets, he appeared emaciatedly thin and in desperate need of medical attention.
How to Use emaciatedly
- look emaciatedly ill (idiomatic phrase)
- appear extremely thin or weak due to illness — "The patient looked emaciatedly ill after months of struggling with the disease."
- be emaciatedly thin (adjectival phrase)
- be extremely thin or gaunt — "The supermodel was emaciatedly thin, sparking concerns about the fashion industry's beauty standards."
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