"macilent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmas.ɪ.lənt/ Forms: more macilent [comparative], most macilent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin macilentus (“lean, thin, meagre”), from Latin maciēs (“leanness; poverty”), from Latin macer (“meager; poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with English emaciate and meagre. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|macilentus||lean, thin, meagre}} Latin macilentus (“lean, thin, meagre”), {{der|en|la|macies|maciēs|leanness; poverty}} Latin maciēs (“leanness; poverty”), {{der|en|la|macer||meager; poor}} Latin macer (“meager; poor”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*mh₂ḱrós}} Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós, {{cog|en|emaciate}} English emaciate, {{m|en|meagre}} meagre Head templates: {{en-adj}} macilent (comparative more macilent, superlative most macilent)
  1. Lean; thin; emaciated Synonyms: scrawny
    Sense id: en-macilent-en-adj-6oIhMu1m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Latin links with redundant target parameters

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