emaciate

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His fragile form was almost feminine in its proportions, but an eagle eye calmly reposed in his pallid and emaciate countenance.

From Josephine Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Sickness diminished the ranks, and emaciate men, haggard and way-worn, tottered painfully along the rugged ways.

From Hernando Cortez Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

It was on the 25th of April, 1526, that the pale and emaciate adventurer, accompanied by a few followers, embarked on board a brigantine in the anchorage at Truxillo.

From Hernando Cortez Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

Did it struggle frail and frailer to a beam emaciate?

From Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Hardy, Thomas

Chisca, the chieftain, was far advanced in years, a feeble, emaciate old man of very diminutive stature.

From Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)