undernourished
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈnʊrɪʃt/
:
desnutrido
- The charity provides meals for undernourished children in poor neighborhoods.
- an undernourished child
- undernourished people
- sickly and undernourished
Examples
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"Slower population growth would also" cut the number of undernourished children in half.
Blog text (26) -
It's also likely that Juan's full cognitive potential will never be realized because he's been undernourished for so long.
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Only undernourished children have such huge eyes.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Now, you go get her and bring her back while I prepare something for the poor undernourished thing to eat.
Fiction book (1997) -
This can create a cycle in which undernourished children grow up to be mothers with small pelvic girdles, and the process is repeated.
Academic text (2004) -
Street children, who are invariably small and undernourished, have to contend with stabbings, beatings, car accidents, and the constant fear of prison.
Academic text (1992) -
Our latest estimates, based on data from the years 1998-2000, put the number of undernourished people in the world at 840 million, a decrease of barely 2.5 million per year over the eight years since 1990-92.
Academic text (2003) -
Domingo found it quite extraordinary for a mere boy like him, a small and undernourished, quiet, poor, badly educated Mexican, to be privy to information, gossip, stories, and mad secrets.
Fiction book (1991) -
Is there something escapist about discussing two percent of GNP to be invested in the welfare of future generations when nothing is done for their contemporary ancestors, a third of whom are so undernourished that a case of measles can kill?
Academic text (1997) -
Many undernourished families struggle to find enough food to eat each day.
Synonyms
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7.8
Extremely thin from illness or lack of food with bones showing
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3.1
Very thin and below a healthy weight for their age and height
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5.6
A person or animal that does not have enough food and is weak
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3.4
Not having enough food to be healthy
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5.5
Not getting enough food to stay healthy
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Very hungry and needing food now
Not having enough food or nutrients to grow and stay healthy
A person or animal who is very hungry because they have no food
Antonyms
How Nourished
Surface Forms
Morphology
undernourished = undernourish (transparent) = under + nourish + ed
The adjective is directly formed from the verb 'undernourish' with the regular participial suffix '-ed', and 'under-' clearly indicates insufficient amount.
Etymology
Undernourished is made from under ('not enough') and nourish ('to feed'), and it shares the same root as nutrition; a helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who is not getting enough food. So, an undernourished person or animal lacks the food and nutrients needed to stay healthy and grow properly.