• (a.) Pining; lean; withered. • (a.) Characterized by emaciation, as a fever.
Emaciating; wasting away. ... Origin: L. Marcidus; fr. Marceo, to wither ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Mar'cid adjective [ Latin marcidus , from marcere to wither, pine.] 1. Pining; lean; withered. Dryden. 2. Characterized by emaciation, as a fever. Harvey. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: mar′sid Definitions: 1. Emaciating; wasting away.