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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The neighbors quickly called 911 and tearfully told dispatchers that the boy had visible wounds, duct tape on his extremities, and seemed malnourished.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Salem said the message to the desperate parents and caretakers of malnourished children is an important part of her company's mission.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
An Islip Animal Shelter representative said that the pit bulls were not malnourished and only in need of grooming, per News 12.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, American dollars helped fight HIV/AIDS in Africa, treated malnourished children in South Sudan and provided medical services at an immigrant shelter in Mexico.
—Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
Salem said the message to the desperate parents and caretakers of malnourished children is an important part of her company's mission.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2025
An Islip Animal Shelter representative said that the pit bulls were not malnourished and only in need of grooming, per News 12.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, American dollars helped fight HIV/AIDS in Africa, treated malnourished children in South Sudan and provided medical services at an immigrant shelter in Mexico.
—Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for malnourished
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“Malnourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnourished. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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