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单词 undernourished
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undernourished

(ʌndəʳnʌrɪʃt, US -nɜːr-)
adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If someone is undernourished, they are weak and unhealthy because they have not been eating enough food or the right kind of food.
People who are undernourished lack reserves of energy when faced with crises.
...undernourished children.
Synonyms: malnourished, starving, underfed More Synonyms of undernourished

undernourished in British English

(ˌʌndəˈnʌrɪʃt)
adjective
deprived of nutrients essential for health and growth
People who are undernourished also lack reserves of energy when faced with physicalor mental crises.
undernourished children

Examples of 'undernourished' in a sentence
undernourished

She was thin and undernourished, her pallid skin the colour of the rare arctic mushrooms in Professor Saito's plant laboratory.
Ballard, J. G. RUSHING TO PARADISE (2001)
He looked wretched, he thought: like the undernourished poet he'd given up trying to be the first time he went hungry.
Clive Barker THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)
Weeds, stunted red oaks and undernourished scrub were the only vegetation on this side of town.
McCorquodale, Robin DANSVILLE (2001)
(adjective) 
Definition
lacking the food needed for health and growth
People who are undernourished also lack reserves of energy.
Synonyms
malnourished
starving
underfed

Nearby words of
undernourished

  • underlying
  • undermine
  • underneath
  • undernourished
  • underpinning
  • underprivileged
  • underrate

Synonyms of 'undernourished'

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