as in starving
not eating enough food or not eating enough healthy food; poorly nourished
The malnourished children were slowly nursed back to health.
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Recent Examples of malnourished
Its citizens are malnourished and impoverished; more refugees have left Venezuela than Syria or Ukraine.
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
In April 2007, police raided Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels in Surry, Virginia, and found 49 malnourished and injured pit bulls, along with the remains of dozens of dogs who had been killed — all part of a vicious dogfighting ring.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The head of New York City’s child welfare agency resisted calls Thursday to divulge personal details about child fatalities following the horrific death of malnourished 4-year-old Jah’Meik Modlin.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
The most severe cases are among people who are severely malnourished, according to the WHO, which reports acute pneumonia, influenza, COVID-19, measles and malaria are considered potential causal factors.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
In April 2007, police raided Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels in Surry, Virginia, and found 49 malnourished and injured pit bulls, along with the remains of dozens of dogs who had been killed — all part of a vicious dogfighting ring.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The head of New York City’s child welfare agency resisted calls Thursday to divulge personal details about child fatalities following the horrific death of malnourished 4-year-old Jah’Meik Modlin.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
The most severe cases are among people who are severely malnourished, according to the WHO, which reports acute pneumonia, influenza, COVID-19, measles and malaria are considered potential causal factors.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Malnourished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malnourished. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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