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macilent

/ˈmas.ɪ.lənt/

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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.

adjective more macilent · most macilent

Lean; thin; emaciated It ought not to be doubted but that there will yet be a time of so copious an effusion of the Holy Spirit, as will invigorate it afresh and make it spring up, out of its macilent withered state, into its primitive liveliness and beauty.
Similar: scrawny

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@misc{macilent_2026,
  title = {macilent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/macilent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}