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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It's often recommended that people who are underweight or malnourished make necessary lifestyle changes and get appropriate medical care to treat any underlying health conditions causing the low weight.
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Even if children are not malnourished, Kelly says, their picky eating can hold them back socially and affect family life.
—Spark, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
And in terms of hunger, well, UNICEF is reporting that close to 4 million children are acutely malnourished, with more than 700,000 on the brink of dying if they're left untreated.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
All the animals are malnourished and severely traumatized.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
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Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Even if children are not malnourished, Kelly says, their picky eating can hold them back socially and affect family life.
—Spark, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
And in terms of hunger, well, UNICEF is reporting that close to 4 million children are acutely malnourished, with more than 700,000 on the brink of dying if they're left untreated.
—Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
All the animals are malnourished and severely traumatized.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
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 30 Oct. 2024.
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