malnourished

malnourished
/mal nerr"isht, -nur"-/, adj.
poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
[1925-30; MAL- + NOURISH + -ED2]

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  • malnourished — 1906, from MAL (Cf. mal ) bad, badly + nourished (see NOURISH (Cf. nourish)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • malnourished — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suffering from malnutrition. DERIVATIVES malnourishment noun …   English terms dictionary

  • malnourished — [mal nʉr′isht] adj. improperly nourished …   English World dictionary

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  • malnourished — [[t]mæ̱lnʌ̱rɪʃt[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If someone is malnourished, they are physically weak because they do not eat enough food or do not eat the right kind of food. About thirty per cent of the country s children were malnourished. Syn …   English dictionary

  • malnourished — mal|nour|ished [ mæl nɜrıʃt ] adjective weak or sick because you do not eat enough or you do not eat enough of the right foods: malnourished children …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • malnourished — UK [ˌmælˈnʌrɪʃt] / US [mælˈnɜrɪʃt] adjective weak or ill because you do not eat enough or do not eat enough of the right foods malnourished children …   English dictionary

  • malnourished — adjective Date: 1927 undernourished …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • malnourished — adjective suffering from malnutrition Syn: underfed, undernourished Ant: well fed See Also: malnutrition …   Wiktionary

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