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 abrupt cutoff of funds has led to a scramble to pay for food for malnourished children in Sudan, health care for refugees from Myanmar, and maternal health services in Yemen.
—Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Investigators further discovered that he had been provided with only minimal amounts of food and water which led to his extremely malnourished condition.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In Somalia, around 700 malnourished children visited Alight clinics every day for weight check-ins and to pick up special food.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 1 Mar. 2025
His Fox opinion piece promoted the use of vitamin A, which studies have shown is useful in treating measles in malnourished children.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Chen Reis, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Investigators further discovered that he had been provided with only minimal amounts of food and water which led to his extremely malnourished condition.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
In Somalia, around 700 malnourished children visited Alight clinics every day for weight check-ins and to pick up special food.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 1 Mar. 2025
His Fox opinion piece promoted the use of vitamin A, which studies have shown is useful in treating measles in malnourished children.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for malnourished
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“Malnourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malnourished. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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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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