Cachectic

//kəˈkɛktɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having cachexia; wasting away from a disease or chronic illness.

    "His horse has been restored to him (cachectic as ever, looking like one of the gutted nags the Druids used to impale for decoration) […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
debilitateddrainedenervatedexhaustedfailingfeeble

Example

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"His horse has been restored to him (cachectic as ever, looking like one of the gutted nags the Druids used to impale for decoration) […]"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cachecticus.

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