adjective
being very lean through loss of flesh (as from hunger or disease)
emaciated bony hands clutched at him
Synonyms: cadaverous, gaunt, skeletal, wasted
Related Word: bony, lean, scrawny, skinny, wizened; starved, underfed, undernourished
Idioms: all skin and bones, thin as a rail
Contrasted words: fit, husky, solid, well-fed, well-nourished; chubby, plump, portly, rotund, stocky, stout; corpulent, obese
Antonyms: fleshy