Cachectic (Adjective)
Meaning
Relating to or having the symptoms of cachexia.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The cachectic patient's skin was pale and thin, and their muscles had begun to waste away due to the cancer's effect on their appetite.
- As the disease progressed, Sarah became increasingly cachectic, with dark circles under her eyes and a fragile appearance.
- Malnutrition had taken its toll on the refugee's body, leaving him cachectic and in need of urgent medical attention.
- After several months of struggling with anorexia, the teenager had become cachectic, weighing less than 90 pounds and requiring hospitalization.
- The patient's cachectic appearance, including a low body mass index and decreased muscle mass, made it difficult for doctors to stabilize his condition.