#rachitic

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) \

Ways to Die: Nutritional Deficiencies

-Rickets!

1920 photograph of Annie Pagano, age 4, from Marblehead, WI. Child of Italian immigrants. Breastfed until 3 years 3 months, after which was fed only spaghetti and meatballs (no spaghetti sauce; expensive stuff back then if you lived in the city!).

Seriously rachitic legs. Noted that though she'd long since learned to walk, she refused to once her legs began to bow, likely due to bone pain.