extenuated en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English extenuate Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English extenuated From extenuate + -ed.
Meanings
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Made slender or thin; emaciated, wasted.
To this extenuated spectre, perhaps, a crumb is not thrown once a year; but when ahungered and athirst to famine—when all humanity has forgotten the dying tenant of a decaying house—Divine Mercy remembers the mourner, […]
1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Old Maids”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 264:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most extenuated | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more extenuated | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
es extenuado (Translations)