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
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office released an image showing at least one of the malnourished horses found in Clements on Wednesday.
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Greg Norman, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Neighborhoods near grocery stores don’t have more malnourished residents.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Bentley brought Damian to her brother Rick Chambers, who took the miniature pinscher to the vet because the dog looked skinny but not malnourished.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The women were arrested in August 2023 after Franke’s malnourished 12-year-old son climbed out of a window at Hildebrandt’s house in Ivins, Utah, and ran to a neighbour’s house in search of food and water.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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Greg Norman, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Neighborhoods near grocery stores don’t have more malnourished residents.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
Bentley brought Damian to her brother Rick Chambers, who took the miniature pinscher to the vet because the dog looked skinny but not malnourished.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The women were arrested in August 2023 after Franke’s malnourished 12-year-old son climbed out of a window at Hildebrandt’s house in Ivins, Utah, and ran to a neighbour’s house in search of food and water.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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