abgemagert — meaning in English

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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