Emaciated vs Exhausted - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between emaciated and exhausted

is that emaciated is thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease while exhausted is depleted; in a state of exhaustion.

is that emaciated is past tense of emaciate while exhausted is past tense of exhaust.

(en adjective)

Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly.

* See also

(head)

(emaciate)

(en adjective)

Depleted; in a state of exhaustion.

The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.

The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.

* See also

* exhaustedly

(head)

(exhaust)