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单词 underfed
释义

underfeed

verb

un·​der·​feed ˌən-dər-ˈfēd How to pronounce underfeed (audio)
underfed ˌən-dər-ˈfed How to pronounce underfeed (audio) ; underfeeding

transitive verb

: to feed with too little food

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That court order stems from a legal action that the Southern Center brought against Sheriff Franklin’s predecessor, Greg Bartlett, who had been underfeeding inmates while taking $212,000 in food money for his personal use. Walt Bogdanich And Grace Ashford, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

underfeed

verb

un·​der·​feed ˌən-dər-ˈfēd How to pronounce underfeed (audio)
underfed -ˈfed How to pronounce underfeed (audio) ; underfeeding

transitive verb

: to feed with too little food
an underfed woman has a higher probability of a miscarriage and of a stillbirth Rose E. Frisch

intransitive verb

: to eat too little food

underfed 1 of 2

adjective

as in malnourished

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • malnourished
  • undernourished
  • starving
  • starved
  • hungry
  • famished
  • peckish
  • empty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • satisfied
  • content
  • stuffed
  • full
  • overfed
  • glutted
  • satiated
  • sated
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underfed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of underfeed
as in overfed

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • overfed
  • fattened
  • surfeited
  • fed
  • filled
  • banqueted
  • nourished
  • force-fed
  • feasted
  • battened
  • dined
  • nurtured
  • catered
  • regaled
  • refed
  • boarded
  • sustained
  • provisioned
  • victualled
  • victualed
  • reprovisioned
  • waited
  • hand-fed
  • messed
  • spoon-fed
  • served
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