Emaciated
Emaciated adjective - Suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease.
Skin and bones and emaciated are semantically related in scrawny topic. In some cases you can use "Skin and bones" instead an adjective "Emaciated".
Nearby Words: emaciation, emaciating
Skin and bones
Skin and bones noun - A person who is unusually thin and scrawny.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lean and emaciated
- lean and skin and bones
- thin and emaciated
- thin and skin and bones
- cadaverous and emaciated
- cadaverous and skin and bones
- haggard and emaciated
- haggard and skin and bones
- gaunt and emaciated
- gaunt and skin and bones
- withered and emaciated
- withered and skin and bones
- underfed and emaciated
- underfed and skin and bones
Both terms in one sentence
- Nothing but Skin and Bones: Absorbing water can cause Aisha to swell up but losing water, especially a lot of it, can cause her to shrivel to emaciated state.
Source: Webcomic / Slimy Thief -
Nothing but Skin and Bones: The monks in the shrines are completely emaciated and have visible bones under their skin.
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Nothing but Skin and Bones: The "Emaciated" Gift withers you but you are still incessantly hungry as the Warp consumes your food before you have a chance to ingest it.
Source: Tabletop Game / Black Crusade
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