macilent

Meaning

Adjective

Lean; thin; emaciated

Origin

From Latin macilentus ("lean, thin, meagre"), from Latin macies ("leanness; poverty"), from Latin macer ("meager; poor"), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with English emaciate and meagre.

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