Meaning & use
malnourished
Suffering from poor health because of a lack of proper or sufficient nutrition.
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Aid workers treated dozens of malnourished children after the drought.
The rescued dog was severely malnourished and dangerously underweight upon arrival.
A note on using this word
Malnourished describes the physical condition resulting from too little food or an unbalanced diet.
Words with a similar meaning
undernourished
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Words with an opposite meaning
well-nourished
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