as in starving
not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food; poorly nourished
The malnourished children were slowly nursed back to health.
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Recent Examples of malnourished
Thousands of children have become malnourished, and most people are barely eating one meal a day as stocks dwindle, the United Nations said.
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Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
New Jersey police have arrested a woman accused of placing a malnourished and injured dog in a trash bag and leaving it in a dumpster outside her apartment complex in Lindenwold.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
She had been critically injured in an animal attack and was seriously malnourished at the time of her rescue.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Aid groups say thousands of children are malnourished and most people are surviving on one meal a day or less.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
New Jersey police have arrested a woman accused of placing a malnourished and injured dog in a trash bag and leaving it in a dumpster outside her apartment complex in Lindenwold.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
She had been critically injured in an animal attack and was seriously malnourished at the time of her rescue.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 May 2025
Aid groups say thousands of children are malnourished and most people are surviving on one meal a day or less.
—Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malnourished
Adjective
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This, in a neighborhood with lots of undernourished children.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
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Zinc supplementation increases height in both healthy and undernourished children.1920 Zinc affects growth in multiple ways, namely by influencing growth hormone metabolism.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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At the time, Alexx was an independent creative hungry to make his mark, while Weezy was a rising voice in podcasting still figuring out her next steps.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 July 2025
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Wall Street is hungry for the Snack Wrap: The return of the popular McDonald’s menu item has fueled a stock market surge for the fast food chain.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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