Cachectic
/kəˈkɛktɪk/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia wordnet
Example
More examples"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.