痩やせた

noun-modifying (irregular)

thin; slim; skinny

Describes a person, animal, or body part that has become thin or lost weight. Often carries a nuance of being underweight or gaunt, but can also be neutral.

See also: 痩せる

• 痩やせた猫ねこが道みち端ばたに座すわっていた。

  A thin cat was sitting by the roadside.

• 彼かれは病びょう気きで痩やせた顔かおをしていた。

  He had a gaunt face from illness.

noun-modifying (irregular)

barren; infertile; sterile

Used for land or soil that is poor and unable to support much plant life. Less common than the 'thin' sense.

See also: 痩せる

• 痩やせた土と地ちでは作さく物もつが育そだちにくい。

  Crops are hard to grow on barren land.