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abgemagert — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • emaciated adjective Extremely thin and weak, usually from starvation or serious illness.
  • gaunt adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
  • scrawny adj Unattractively thin, often to the point of looking undernourished.

Senses

abgemagert is used for these senses in English:

  • emaciated Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
  • gaunt Unhealthily thin, as from hunger or illness: drawn, emaciated, haggard.
  • scrawny Thin, malnourished, and weak.

gaunt — full definition

  1. adj Unhealthily thin, especially with a hollow, drawn look from hunger, illness, or exhaustion.
  2. adj Bleak, bare, or desolate, describing a place or a mood rather than a person.

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