malnourished
adjective
mal·nour·ished
ˌmal-ˈnər-isht 
-ˈnə-risht
: supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished.—
Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova
especially
: undernourished sense 1
How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave? —Melissa Hendricks
Melissa Hendricks Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth … —Laura Landro
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The most severe cases are among people who are severely malnourished, according to the WHO, which reports acute pneumonia, influenza, COVID-19, measles and malaria are considered potential causal factors.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
This 12-year-old was not only fighting cancer but malnourished.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
All sides in the war are behaving irresponsibly, so more than half the people of Sudan — 25 million people — have become acutely malnourished already.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
An anguished call from a Los Gatos pediatrician about a malnourished infant in late 1974 spurred Teresa Asquith into action and brought Mothers’ Milk Bank California into reality.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
This 12-year-old was not only fighting cancer but malnourished.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
All sides in the war are behaving irresponsibly, so more than half the people of Sudan — 25 million people — have become acutely malnourished already.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
An anguished call from a Los Gatos pediatrician about a malnourished infant in late 1974 spurred Teresa Asquith into action and brought Mothers’ Milk Bank California into reality.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Malnourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malnourished. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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malnourished
adjective
mal·nour·ished
(ˈ)mal-ˈnər-isht
-ˈnə-risht
: poorly nourished : undernourished
Medical Definition
malnourished
adjective
mal·nour·ished
(ˈ)mal-ˈnər-isht, -ˈnə-risht
: supplied with less than the minimum or an unbalanced amount of the nutrients or foods essential for sound health and growth : marked by malnutrition
When it comes to certain nutrients, in fact, an estimated 80 to 90 percent of obese individuals are malnourished.—Maria Konnikova
Maria Konnikova
especially
: undernourished
How do you help malnourished children and assure that they won't go hungry again after you leave? —Melissa Hendricks
Melissa Hendricks Patients may become malnourished from being unable to take food by mouth … —Laura Landro
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