Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 emaciated · IPA /ɪˈmeɪ.siˌeɪ.tɪd/ 01 adj. having become so thin that the bones noticeably protude under the skin; as, emaciated bony hands. 1. having become so thin that the bones noticeably protude under the skin; as, emaciated bony hands. Syn. bony, cadaverous, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted.