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malnourished

[mal-nur-isht, -nuhr-] / mælˈnɜr ɪʃt, -ˈnʌr- /




ADJECTIVE
undersized
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"Our goal is to reach all patients... and help all malnourished women and children," Zaman said.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

That’s when so much critical development takes place, and children who are malnourished can never make up the loss.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

It comes as the BBC has found that soaring numbers of people are arriving at hospital either malnourished or with nutrient deficiencies.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

She is just a malnourished, injured girl fleeing the Capitol.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




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