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Scrawny vs Emaciated - What's the difference?

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Scrawny is a related term of emaciated.


As adjectives the difference between scrawny and emaciated

is that scrawny is thin, malnourished and weak while emaciated is thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.

As a verb emaciated is

(emaciate).

scrawny

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Thin, malnourished and weak.

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    emaciated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Thin or haggard, especially from hunger or disease.
    • The emaciated prisoners in the death camps were weak and sickly.

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    Verb

    (head)
  • (emaciate)

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    * emaciate * emaciation

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