rachitic
Example Sentences
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A sequence of rachitic little drawings by Tracey Emin – whose monoprints are so ubiquitous as to have become museum wallpaper – cannot compete with those of her heroine, Louise Bourgeois.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2012
But these rachitic sinews manfully bore the baggage of war.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every trip on the rachitic Long Island Rail Road, every decision in the office or at home tied him up in knots.
From Time Magazine Archive
Manhattan's sensitive transportation, from scabby subways to rachitic taxicabs, were strained to the limit.
From Time Magazine Archive
They soon became rachitic from their deprivation of lime-salts and a great number perished, but those who survived were very highly prized by the Roman Emperors for their grotesque appearance.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
