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undernourished

4 syllables
adjective
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As an adjective, undernourished means provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

Meanings of undernourished

2 meanings

adjective

  1. Provided with insufficient nourishment to sustain proper health and growth.

  2. Not getting adequate food

    “gaunt underfed children”

    “badly undernourished”

    Similar: ill-fed, underfed

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: not getting adequate food
ill-fedunderfed

Words that rhyme with undernourished

flourishednourishedmalnourished

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