malnourished

[mal-nur-isht, -nuhr-]

adjective

1. poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition.

   thin, malnourished victims of the famine.

malnourished

/ mælˈnʌrɪʃt /

adjective

1. undernourished

Word History and Origins

Origin of malnourished¹

First recorded in 1925–30; mal- + nourish + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The boy was fifteen, skinny, almost malnourished, so that the hip bones and coccyx stood out sharply.

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In her arms, motionless and severely malnourished, lies her three-year-old daughter, Masajed.

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Vaughan was evacuated from Gaza last month, bidding goodbye to colleagues and patients who were so malnourished their bones jutted from their skin like tent poles.

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Many appeared weak and malnourished after months of displacement, hunger and fear.

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The exceptions may be for certain groups, including the severely malnourished, the elderly, women going through menopause, and people with chronic inflammatory conditions.

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