adjective
malnourished
adjective
1
Suffering from a lack of proper nutrition.
"The charity provides food aid to malnourished children."
"Years of poor diet had left him weak and malnourished."
How to Use Malnourished
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNot getting enough of the right food to stay healthy.
Word Forms
more malnourished comparative, most malnourished superlative
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Etymology
From mal- ("bad") plus "nourished."
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Rhymes for malnourished
fished
famished
vanished
polished
punished
finished
banished
cherished
furnished
published
nourished
anguished
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