cachectic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cachecticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈkɛktɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɛktɪk

Adjective

cachectic (comparative more cachectic, superlative most cachectic)

1. Having cachexia; wasting away from a disease or chronic illness.
   • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 44:

     His horse has been restored to him (cachectic as ever, looking like one of the gutted nags the Druids used to impale for decoration) […]

Derived terms

• anticachectic
• procachectic