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UK
/ˌʌndənˈʌɹɪʃt/
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[ US /ˌəndɝˈnɝɪʃt/ ]
[ US /ˌəndɝˈnɝɪʃt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not getting adequate food
badly undernourished
gaunt underfed children
How To Use undernourished In A Sentence
- The stunted growth of these children shows that they are undernourished
- Jacques Diouf, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization which is hosting the summit, has called on people around the world to join him in a day of fasting on the eve of the meeting to highlight the plight of the undernourished. SFGate: Top News Stories
- The roads were unpaved and dirty, and filled with hungry, undernourished children scampering around half-naked.
- Even undernourished populations often gain access to consumer electronics these days.
- Nevertheless, a soldier must eat a reasonably balanced diet in order to avoid fatigue, and the diseases which can run rampant through the camps of undernourished troops.
- Although no one ever starved here, many were undernourished.
- Shorterm ( 3 mo ) observational studies indicate undernourished children may preferentially benefit fron breakfast consumption.
- One morning we came upon an abandoned undernourished puppy on the porch.
- Weeds, stunted red oaks and undernourished scrub were the only vegetation on this side of town. DANSVILLE
- She was undernourished and she had never seen by a health visitor or a doctor.