rachitic: (adj.) rickety
\ rə-ˈki-tik\
Ex:
“He was lean, wiry, rachitic.” - pg. 63, The Road by Cormac McCarthy
mendicant: (adj.) practicing beggary; engaged in beggary
\ ˈmen-di-kənt\
Ex:
“Then they set out upon the road again, slumped and cowed and shivering in their rags like mendicant friars sent forth to find their keep.” - pg. 126, The Road by Cormac McCarthy
intestate: (adj.) having made no valid will
\ in-ˈte-ˌstāt\
Ex:
“The cold relentless circling of the instestate earth.” pg. 130, The Road by Cormac McCarthy
crozzled: (adj.) blackened or burnt at the edges
\ (ˈkrɒzəld) \
Ex:
“Ten thousand dreams ensepulchred within their crozzled hearts.” pg. 273, The Road by Cormac Mc Carthy