The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tabescent
Tabescent \Ta*bes"cent\, a. [L. tabescens wasting, p. pr. of tabescere.] Withering, or wasting away.
Wiktionary
tabescent
a. waste away, or becoming emaciated. (from 19th c.)
Usage examples of "tabescent".
For a man whose tabescent appearance suggested that he might keel over at any second, Mr Wentworth was surprisingly agile.