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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."

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In plain EnglishNot getting enough of the right food to stay healthy.

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more malnourished comparative, most malnourished superlative

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Etymology

From mal- ("bad") plus "nourished."

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