All 4 Uses of
emaciated
in
The Death of Ivan Ilych
- And banishing all doubts he would go to the law courts, enter into conversation with his colleagues, and sit carelessly as was his wont, scanning the crowd with a thoughtful look and leaning both his emaciated arms on the arms of his oak chair; bending over as usual to a colleague and drawing his papers nearer he would interchange whispers with him, and then suddenly raising his eyes and sitting erect would pronounce certain words and open the proceedings.†
Chpt 6
- Gerasim alone did not lie ..., but simply felt sorry for his emaciated and enfeebled master.
Chpt 7 *emaciated = unhealthfully thin
- Gerasim was sitting at the foot of the bed dozing quietly and patiently, while he himself lay with his emaciated stockinged legs resting on Gerasim's shoulders; the same shaded candle was there and the same unceasing pain.†
Chpt 9
- Something rattled in his throat, his emaciated body twitched, then the gasping and rattle became less and less frequent.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(emaciated) very thin -- especially from disease or hunger or cold